OREANDA-NEWS. On 14 August 2008 was announced, that August, 10 at 16.20 the helicopter with a team which is making a world trip by helicopter with the purpose of breaking the world speed record landed in Pulkovo airport. The team – Scott Kasprovitz, Steve Shake. The departure base – New York.

There is no special navigation equipment on board. The purpose of the team is not just to set up a speed record but to make it without any special equipment, to test helicopter and try their strength.

The previous record was established in 1996 when two Americans Ron Bower and John Williams circled the Earth within 17 days 6 hours and 14 minutes.

The team departed from New York on Thursday, August, 7. At Friday night they broke flight speed record from New York to London. From Saint-Petersburg the team departed to Yaroslavl.

See details about the trip on the site: www.grandadventure08.com