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Steve Fossett

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:42:00 +0000

Steve Fossett is one of the most famous adventurers in the world. He has made well over 100 world records of which almost half are still standing. Many of his records he made while flying balloons, airship and powered aircrafts. In addition he holds several gliding records.

Tony Fernandes

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:59:00 +0000

Anthony Francis Fernandes, known by most as Tony Fernandes is the CEO and part-owner of AirAsia. AirAsia. Tony has made AirAsia the largest low-cost airline in Asia. He was the founder of Tune Air Sdn. Bhd. and later took over AirAsia in 2001 to make it a no-frills, low-cost airline based on the Southwest Airlines and Ryan Air business models.

Robert Esnault-Pelterie

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:55:00 +0000

Robert A. C. Esnault-Pelterie was born in Genevia November 8, 1881. Esnault-Pelterie became famous for its aircraft design and aeronautical and spaceflight theories. He studied Engineering at the University of Paris (Collège de Sorbonne). He has been credited for designing the aileron, now a standard in every aircraft, although Aerial Experiment Association in the United States has been credited for the same thing. Esnault-Pelterie made his first powered flight in 1907 in his Aerodrome Toussus-le-Noble, four years after the Wright Brothers. Esnault-Pelterie passed way in December, 1957.