Meteorologists Eye Landing Site
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, JULY 2, 2002, 4:00 p.m. CDT (JULY 2, 2002, 21:00 UTC)
- - With Fossett about 7 hours from the coast of Australia, Chief
Meteorologist Luc Trullemans and Assistant Meteorologist David Dehenauw are
analyzing a possible landing site near 129 south latitude, 136.5 east
longitude. This position is about 170 miles (270 kilometers)
North-Northwest of Adelaide, Australia. However, these are very early
predictions with descent not anticipated until about 7:00 UTC July 3, 2002
(2:00 am July 3, 2002 CDT) and landing about 8:00 UTC July 3, 2002 (3:00 am
July 3, 2002 CDT), which are more than 10 hours away.
Fossett is cruising at 71.3 miles per hour (115 kilometers per hour) at an
altitude of 25,300 feet (7,711 meters). At 36 degrees south and 125
degrees east, Bud Light Spirit of Freedom has now traveled a remarkable
total of 19,892 miles (32,013 kilometers).
