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They will be flying the US made Star
Streak aircraft. The two-seater aircraft has a top speed of 130 miles
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Two of our members plan to fly an
Ultralight aircraft around the globe in 80 days in the year 2002. Team leader Zaka Ullah Bhangoo,
a retired Pakistan Army Brigadier, and co-pilot Ajab Khan, a
serving Army Lieutenant Colonel, will be the first Pakistanis to attempt
such a mission and the third group ever in the world to do so. |
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The two pilots will embark from
Islamabad for China, Siberia, Alaska, Canada, United States, across the
United States and back up in Canada before heading towards Iceland,
Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The expedition�s progress can be
charted on the website
www.spiritofpakistan.com.pk
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