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10Bungee Jumps For 1 In the Air Flying High . .2 Leaping & Jumping . .13 Gliding, Coasting & Floating . .25 COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL 004_528037-ch01.indd4_528037-ch01.indd 1 33/3/10/3/10 99:35:35 PPMM IN THE AIR Flying High 1 MiGs over Moscow A Top Gun Experience Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Almost anything seems possible in adven- a young American entrepreneur who trav- ture tourism these days—if you have a eled to Moscow in search of computer dream and a big enough bank account. In programmers for a software venture, took post–Cold War Russia, even the sky has no one ride on a MiG-29 and fell in love with limit. Anyone between the ages of 18 and the rush. He signed a deal to market similar 70 who’s in relatively good health can flights worldwide, returned home to Flor- mimic the world’s best-trained fighter ida, and ran an advertisement for them in pilots and fly a Russian military jet high the Wall Street Journal. An investment 1 enough to see the earth’s curve at 1 ⁄2 banker from New York was the first client to times the speed of sound. Just be pre- sign up, and since then more than 2,000 pared to pay for this fantasy flight: A 5-day other daredevils have followed her lead. package costs around $20,000, not includ- The company has offices in Sarasota, FL, ing international airfare. Aviation aficiona- and Moscow. dos who have tried it say it’s worth every To climb aboard your own fighter jet, penny. first you have to take a commercial jet to Incredible Adventures began offering Russia’s capital. After spending a couple of these Top Gun–inspired flights in 1993 after days exploring Moscow’s historic monu- the company’s founder, Kent Ertugrul, then ments and lively city streets, you head to Reach supersonic speeds in a Russian fighter jet. Previous page: Ziplining at Cypress Valley Canopy Tours. 2 004_528037-ch01.indd4_528037-ch01.indd 2 33/3/10/3/10 99:35:35 PPMM VIRGIN GALACTIC Nizhny Novgorod, home of the Sokol Air- Air Force and many other nations around craft Building Plant—which is where you lift the world continue to use this elite model. off for the flight of your life. This place has The MiG-31 is Russia’s most advanced been manufacturing top-of-the-line Russian fighter, designed to fly high and fast but also fighter jets for more than 70 years and has perform well at lower levels. Whichever an air museum that’s worth a quick tour. model you select, there’s only one way to Weather conditions permitting, you go go—and that’s up, at supersonic speeds. through a final security clearance, safety Mission accomplished. —JS briefing, and medical check. 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As your co-pilot gives directions Airport, with connection by train or plane and keeps an eye on things, you can take to Nizhny Novgorod, where you take off control of the aircraft and try some maneu- from the Sokol Airbase. vers yourself. 1 $$$ Metropol, ⁄4 Teatralny proezd, You have two jets to choose from: the Moscow (& 07/499-501-7800; www. legendary MiG-29 or the high-flying MiG-31. metropol-moscow.ru/en). $$ Alexan- The MiG-29, known for its top gun capabili- drovsky Garden Hotel, 3 Georgievsky ties, was developed in Russia during the Sjezd, Nizhny Novgorod (& 07/831-277- 1970s to counter the U.S. F-16 Fighting Fal- 8141; www.achotel.ru.eng). con and the F-18 Hornet. Today, the Russian 2 Flying High Virgin Galactic The World’s First Spaceline Outer Space Okay, so your spaceship isn’t quite ready developed and funded manned spacecraft, for take-off yet—it’s still in the develop- designed and built by Burt Rutan and ment and testing stages—but if you want Scaled Composites, made three successful to be one of the first 500 people to get voyages into space in 2004, reaching alti- onboard, a future trip with Virgin Galactic, tudes higher than 100km (62 miles) and the world’s first commercial spaceline, winning a $10-million prize for its accom- should be on your radar now. Since 2005, plishment. when the $200,000 pioneer tickets initially Branson quickly snatched up the exclu- went on sale, nearly 300 have been sold. sive rights to Rutan’s innovative technol- The idea for Virgin Galactic, a company ogy—including carbon composite materials, created by travel aficionado and entrepre- a hybrid rocket motor, and a wing feathering neur Richard Branson, got off the ground a reentry system. Through Virgin Galactic, he year earlier—along with the historic flight plans to combine Rutan’s advanced design of SpaceShipOne. The world’s first privately measures with Virgin’s aviation, adventure, 3 004_528037-ch01.indd4_528037-ch01.indd 3 33/3/10/3/10 99:35:35 PPMM IN THE AIR and luxury experience to lead the way into Maybe you try a somersault. When you space tourism. His goal is to launch non- glance out the window again, your eyes astronauts into suborbit on a spacecraft open wider to take in the scene you’ve known as SpaceShipTwo. seen before only in NASA photographs: Once SpaceShipTwo is approved for lift- You’re staring at the earth’s curve. off, your Star Wars–like journey will go Before you know it, gravity returns and something like this: You begin with 3 days it’s time to head back toward home. Lying of preflight training at the spaceport, down, you feel a powerful drag as the intended to introduce you to your crew atmosphere’s force returns. But then the and fellow passengers as you learn how to feathering system kicks in and you grace- navigate a zero-gravity environment. After fully glide back to the earth’s surface. all preparations are complete, and the This new adventure will be a historic morning of your journey has arrived, your chance to explore virgin territory. Until the adrenaline is pumping as the pilot begins dream trip becomes a reality, keep your an official countdown . 3, 2, 1 . blast- excitement level high with a visit to Space- off! Your spaceship catches a ride on its ShipOne—now on display next to Charles “mothership,” a specially designed carrier Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis airplane at aircraft, for about 15km/15,240m (10 the Smithsonian Institute’s Air and Space miles/50,000 ft.) before an unimaginable Museum in Washington, D.C. You can also burst of power pins you back into your check VirginGalactic.com for updates on seat as you accelerate to speeds of nearly SpaceShipTwo’s progress. —JS 4,025kmph (2,500 mph) in mere seconds. Suddenly, you’re traveling at more than ⁉ Virgin Galactic (www.virgingalactic. three times the speed of sound, hurtling com). away from the earth’s surface, watching the atmosphere transform from blue to Space flights initially depart from black. Finally, the motor shuts off around Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, Cali- 110km/109,728m (68 miles/360,000 ft.) fornia, but eventually take off from Space- and you’re engulfed in silence. You realize port America in Las Cruces, New Mexico. you’re floating, completely weightless. Flying High 3 Thunder City Fighter Flights Soaring into Space Cape Town, South Africa Picture yourself soaring 15,000m (50,000 adrenaline pumping and heart pounding, ft.) above the earth in an English Electric you come back down to earth with thrilling Lightning, the fighter jet used to intercept memories and a story to tell. the Russian “Bear” bombers during the Thunder City operates the world’s Cold War. Ready to go supersonic and only twin-engine, two-seater (side-by-side) break the sound barrier? supersonic interceptor, and you can hitch a Flash through the sky above Cape Town, ride on this Lightning. (Lightning aircraft still South Africa, and over the Atlantic Ocean, hold a number of world climb-to-altitude climbing up to 150,000m (500,000 ft.). records.) The day starts with a briefing ses- Take a look out the cockpit window and sion, which includes survival training, ejec- see the curvature of the earth. With your tion seat training, and oxygen management. 4 004_528037-ch01.indd4_528037-ch01.indd 4 33/3/10/3/10 99:35:35 PPMM BIPLANE SKYTHRILLS! The flight itself is only about 30 to 40 min- for 360-degree views of the region ( ). utes due to the fuel consumption of up to (See for information on abseiling down 500 liters (132 gal.) per minute with the Table Mountain.) The ferry to Robben afterburners on. Island, the prison-turned-museum, takes If you want to fly high, but not touch you where former South Africa president space, Thunder City offers rides in other Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 types of fighter jets. If you like roller coast- years. Oenophiles can spend a day sam- ers, try a 50- to 60-minute flight in the pling vintages at the many wineries in Hawker Hunter, an air-to-air combat jet wine country, which is within a 2-hour that’s agile and reacts extremely quickly to drive of the city.
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