A Belgian-British teenager took to the skies in her quest to become the youngest woman to fly around the world solo. Zara Rutherford is aiming to break the record set by American aviator Shaesta Waiz, who was 30 when she set the benchmark in 2017.
Belgian-British teenager Zara Rutherford takes off in her Shark Ultralight airplane at the Kortrijk-Wevelgem airfield in Wevelgem, Belgium, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. A Belgian-British teenager took to the skies Wednesday in her quest to become the youngest woman to fly around the world solo.
Nineteen-year-old Zara Rutherford took off from an airstrip in Kortrijk, western Belgium in gusty, overcast conditions with her parents looking on. Rutherford is aiming to break the record set by American aviator Shaesta Waiz, who was 30 when she set the world benchmark in 2017. She said she wants to inspire girls and young women to get into aviation and encourage them to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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