The Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer

The Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer is a carbon fiber futuristic plane that traveled. nearly three days after he left, with almost no sleep, no respite, and no landings,. he glided back onto the tarmac in Salinas. He had set a world record for the longest stop-and-go flight in 67 hours. Scales: If we could pull this off, it could revolutionize the way planes were built and save massively on CO2 emissions. But those rewards don't come without a risk attached.