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第一架不着陆环绕世界的飞机 It was called the last great goal in flying. It would be a flight around the world without stopping or adding more fuel. Today, Frank Oliver and Doug Johnson tell about a special plane called Voyager and the effort to set a difficult world record. FRANK OLIVER: Voyager began as a quick drawing on a small piece of paper. Six years later, the drawing was a plane that made history. Many people gave their time, energy and money to help make the flight happen. But three people had lead parts in the event. Dick Rutan. Burt Rutan. And Jeana Yeager. Dick Rutan was an experienced flier. He had been a pilot in the United States military during the war in Vietnam. After the war, he worked as a test pilot. He flew planes designed by his younger brother Burt. Burt Rutan was well-known as a designer of experimental planes. And Jeana Yeager held nine world flight records as a pilot. DOUG JOHNSON: One day in early nineteen eighty-one, Dick, Burt and Jeana were eating in a restaurant in Mojave, California. Burt turned to his brother and asked a wild question: How would you like to be the first person to fly around the world without stopping tore-fuel? 这被称为是飞行事业的最后一个伟大目标——一架飞机环绕地球飞行，没有中途停歇和补充燃料！今天，Frank Oliver和Doug Johnson讲述了一架特制的飞机——“航行者”（Voyager）号成就这一困难的世界纪录的故事。 “航行者”号从画在一小片纸上的一张草图开始。六年之后，草图成为了那架创造历史的飞机。 许多人奉献了他们的时间、精力和金钱来帮助实现这一飞行计划。但是，其中有三个人在这一活动中发挥了领导作用——Dick Rutan、Burt Rutan以及Jeana Yeager。 Dick Rutan是一名经验丰富的飞行员。他曾在越南战争期间作为飞行员在美国空军服役。越战之后，他成为了一名试飞员——他试飞的是他的弟弟Burt设计的飞机。 Burt Rutan是一位著名的实验型飞机设计师。而Jeana Yeager作为飞行员，拥有9项世界飞行记录。 1981年的一天，Dick，Burt和Jeana在加利福尼亚莫哈韦的一家饭店吃饭。Burt转向他的哥哥，问了一个疯狂的问题：“你想不想成为世界上第一个驾驶飞机不着陆加油而环绕世界的人？” The three considered the idea. A non-stop flight around the world without re-fueling was the last flight record to be set. The flight always had been considered impossible. No plane could carry enough fuel to fly that far: forty thousand kilometers. But now there were new materials for planes. Burt thought he could build a plane that could make the voyag