SEOUL (Reuters) – Teen pilot Zara Rutherford was set to reach in Seoul on Saturday from Russia, the primary Asia cease on her attempt to turn out to be the youngest girl to fly all over the world solo.
In August, the 19-year-old British-Belgian departed from Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport in western Belgium on her 51,000-km (32,000-mile) journey, which is to span 5 continents and 52 nations, together with the United States, Greenland, Russia and Colombia.
Rutherford’s arrival from Vladivostok in her bespoke Shark ultralight aircraft, the world’s quickest microlight, was delayed for a month on account of unhealthy climate. She is to carry a information convention at Gimpo International Airport in the afternoon, then stay at her resort earlier than her deliberate departure for Taiwan on Monday.
The teenager has expressed hope her voyage will encourage women and girls to review and work in STEM (science, know-how, engineering and arithmetic), and spark ladies’ curiosity in aviation.
Rutherford is in search of the title held by from Shaesta Wais, who turned the youngest girl to fly solo around the world at age 30 in 2017. The youngest male record holder, Mason Andrews, was 18 years outdated when he made the journey in 2018.
Born to 2 pilots, Rutherford will begin college subsequent 12 months, with the dream of changing into an astronaut.
(Reporting by Dogyun Kim and Heekyong Yang; Editing by William Mallard)
