A Florida company aims to set the record for fastest circumnavigation and it's doing it the hard way. Global Jet Care will fly a Learjet 36A R/X westward from Wichita at midnight Thursday, fighting headwinds the whole way during its Century Mission. It's a fundraiser for the Classic Lear Jet Foundation's effort to restore the first customer delivery Lear 35 to flying condition.
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