And here, we thought "Star Trek: The Experience" was a pretty
cool attraction. The Las Vegas Hilton -- not to be outdone by
increasingly lavish trappings and productions offered by competing
casinos -- plans to soon unveil a high-flying experience for
high-dollar patrons.
At the time it came out, the 'Coupe was a revolutionary plane. It
was one of the first general aviation aircraft with a tricycle gear
and the Coupe's designer, Fred Weick, owned the patent on the
tricycle gear as we know it.
"Searches of this nature -- typically, they can go on
for as long as two weeks and longer. Four days into it, we are
still scratching the surface."
Source: Major Cynthia Ryan, spokeswoman for the
Civil Air Patrol. Search crews scouring the rugged northwestern
Nevada desert for any sign of adventurer Steve Fossett intensified
their efforts Thursday, significantly expanding the search area and
deploying additional resources to cover as much ground -- and water
-- as they can.
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