[DOC] [TLE] Steve Fossett - Wikipedia [PAR] James Stephen "Steve" Fossett (April 22, 1944  c. September 3, 2007) was an 
American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer. He 
was the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon. ... Fossett 
disappeared on September 3, 2007, while flying a light aircraft over the Great 
Basin... [DOC] [TLE] Rutan Voyager - Wikipedia [PAR] The Rutan Model 76 Voyager was the first aircraft to fly around the world without 
stopping or ... largely made of fiberglass, carbon fiber, and Kevlar, weighed 939 
pounds ... With the engines included, the unladen weight of the plane was 2250 
lb .... in which Steve Fossett made the first solo nonstop flight around the world in
... [DOC] [TLE] Steve Fossett Goes RTW Again & Sets Record for the Longest Plane ... [PAR] In 2002 Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo round-the-world, 
nonstop in ... Atlantic) in an attempt to fly a jet powered aircraft around the world 
non-stop ... of the 15,000 foot runway as his aircraft weighed over 22,000 lbs on 
takeoff. [DOC] [TLE] Exotic around-the-world jet unveiled - Technology & science ... [PAR] Jan 8, 2004 ... LOS ANGELES  Adventurer Steve Fossett and Virgin Atlantic chief ... Fossett, 
who became friends with Branson while trying to fly around the world in balloons, 
will try to ... Fossett, who made the first solo balloon flight around the world in ... 
GlobalFlyer is expected to weigh about 22,000 pounds (10,000... [DOC] [TLE] Steve Fossett: Always Scouting For New Adventures 4-22-44 Flown ... [PAR] Steve Fossett and a crew of 12 sailed around the world on Cheyenne, .... I had to 
fly 22,000 miles to get around the world, and the longest duration .... Steve 
Fossett achieved the first solo nonstop RTW speed record in the GlobalFlyer, in 
2005. .... The 4,000-pound GlobalFlyer took off carrying nearly 18,000 pounds of 
jet fuel... [DOC] [TLE] i Chapter 5: Straight Level Flight - Jet Aircraft Table of Contents [PAR] Mar 4, 2015 ... This implies that the minimum thrust to fly is about 17% of maximum ..... aircraft 
with a weight of 2650 lb, and wing area of 160 ft2, the wing ...... aircraft Dassault 
Falcon 50 with a maximum take-off mass of 18,000 kg ...... in which Steve Fossett 
flew a solo nonstop airplane flight around the ..... around the world. [DOC] [TLE] Global Flyer Uses Chelton EFIS :: first article - Regan Designs [PAR] Jan 3, 2005 ... Adventurer Steve Fossett plans to take off from Salina, Kan.--perhaps as soon as 
early February--to be the first man to fly solo around the world, unrefueled. ... 
Rutan also built Voyager, the first aircraft to fly around the world unrefueled, ... 
The aircraft has a maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of 22,000 lb. and a... [DOC] [TLE] Fuel setback for Fossett record bid - AR15.Com Archive [PAR] Fossett, 60, took off on Monday evening with 18,000lbs on board and after 37 ... 
Talking from the cockpit of the plane as he flew over Chinese air space, ... "This 
issue is extremely concerning as it will be weighing heavily on Steve's mind and 
... The first non stop around the globe was in a prop driven plane. [DOC] [TLE] Balloon Flying Handbook - Federal Aviation Administration [PAR] Student pilots learning to fly balloons, certificated pilots preparing for additional 
...... instrument flight rules (IFR), aircraft maintenance, and ...... the business 
community and academia around the world. ..... Fossett in his record-setting first 
solo circumnavigation in ...... to the upper atmospheric limit, weighs about 14.7 
pounds. [DOC] [TLE] James F. Marchman III [PAR] May 29, 1970 ... Steve Fossett . ... flight in various world conflicts is examined, from pigeons ..... 
one's new knowledge alone in the cockpit, to fly solo. The ...... IFR are used if 
aircraft operate above 18,000 feet, an ...... span of up to 25 feet but weighed only 
25 pounds. ..... ule's rocket engine produced 22,000 pounds of thrust.

Question: Steve Fossett flew solo around the world in a plane that weighed 22,000 lbs., of which 18,000 was this
Answer: fuel