Flying solo, 19-year-old woman aims to set aviation record
Reuters | Jul 26, 2021 08:46 PM EDT
Zara Rutherford, 19, poses on a Shark ultralight aircraft at Popham Airfield near Winchester, Britain (Photo : REUTERS/Gerhard Mey)
A 19-year-old is paving the way for girls in STEM by setting the record for the youngest woman to fly solo around the world next month.
Belgian-British Zara Rutherford sets off on her 51,000 kilometre (32,000 miles) journey in her bespoke Shark ultralight plane, the world s fastest microlight, on August 11.
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Once complete, Rutherford will be the youngest person to fly a microlight around the world and the youngest woman to fly solo around the world. The current world record for the latter is held by Shaesta Waiz who completed the journey aged 30.
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