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Monday, August 18, 2008
Philly-made copter heads home in record run
  Virginia helicopter pilot Scott Kasprowicz and copilot Steve Sheik are claiming a new world record of 13 days for an around-the-world helicopter flight. Their AgustaWestland Grand helicopter, made at the Finmeccanica-owned copter factory in Northeast Philadelphia, will touch down there around 11:20 this morning after completing the last leg of its round-the-world flight to New York.
  While they flew fast -- claiming a New York-to-London record 40 hours, among other quick legs -- this is a triumph of logistics and planning: "18 countries...78 fuel stops and 23,000 miles."
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Joseph N. DiStefano writes this blog to feed his PhillyDeals column, which is printed in the business pages of The Philadelphia Inquirer every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Joe has worked at the Inquirer, mostly, since 1988. He has also written for Bloomberg and Gannett, authored the book Comcasted, majored in economics at Penn, and fathered six children. Reach Joe at 215-854-5194 and JoeD@phillynews.com

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