Make a Comment • Email Link • Send Letter to Editor IPFS News Link • Transportation: Air Travel 27,000 miles alone non-stop for world record 02-09-2006 • CNN Despite some hair-raising moments, Fossett soared out over the Atlantic from a Kennedy Space Center runway Wednesday on a quest to break the nearly 25,000-mile (40,0000-kilometer) record for the world's longest aircraft flight. Watch Streaming Broadcast Live: LRN.fm Watch live shows and archives TV Live Chat Telegram Share this page with your friends on your favorite social network: