round-the-world

Updated: June 10, 2025

Then he said, with deep earnestness: "Young men, a great load has been removed from my mind by this recent performance of the Sky-Bird II. I have now not the slightest doubts of her adaptability to make a round-the-world trip, and if she performs then as she did this morning, we are not only going to defeat the Clarion's crew, but we are going to smash all existing records for a journey of the kind.

Chelsea Curtis Fraser - Around the World in Ten Days