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11 unusual facts about Steve Fossett


152d Airlift Wing

In September 2007, the Nevada Air National Guard utilized the Scathe View system in the search for millionaire adventurer and pilot Steve Fossett.

Amazon Mechanical Turk

In September 2007, a similar arrangement was repeated in the search for aviator Steve Fossett.

Ansel Adams Wilderness

Adventurer Steve Fossett died in 2007 after his airplane crashed in the wilderness near Minaret Lake; despite a massive search effort, the wreckage wasn't discovered for over a year.

Beaver Creek, Colorado

Adventurist Steve Fossett also lived here, and actor Kelsey Grammer (and his ex-wife Camille) had a house in Beaver Creek, and an episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was shot here.

El Calafate

The gliding altitude record of 50,722 feet (15,460 m) was set near El Calafate on 30 August 2006 by Steve Fossett and Einar Enevoldson in their 'Perlan' high altitude research glider.

Northam, Western Australia

Steve Fossett became the first person to fly around the world alone, non-stop, in a hot air balloon when he launched from Northam on 19 June 2002, and returned to Australia on 3 July, landing in Queensland.

Omarama

Several national and world gliding records have been achieved from Omarama, and the prevailing conditions have attracted record seekers such as Steve Fossett.

Roland Gäbler

Gäbler together with the adventurer and balloonist Steve Fossett also established a world record in high-speed sailing on the catamaran PlayStation (34m length).

Simon Donato

The first project was a search for then missing pilot, Steve Fossett.

Timeline of St. John's history

2005 – In July, the flight was duplicated by American aviator and adventurer Steve Fossett in a replica Vickers Vimy aircraft, with St. John's International Airport substituting for Lester's Field (now an urban and residential part of the city).

Tom Darby

In June 2012, Darby published a second book titled, “Final Flight,” the recounting of the search for missing adventurer Steve Fossett.


Perlan Project

Currently, the glider absolute world altitude record stands at 15,460 meters (50,727 feet), which is the altitude reached by Steve Fossett and Einar Enevoldson.