Norman Surplus
Surplus and his autogyro during his circumnavigation attempt at Kadena Air Base in 2011
Norman Surplus (1963 – 18 April 2022) was a Northern Irish pilot. He traveled around the world in an autogyro,[1] nicknamed "Roxy".[2] His trip began in 2010 and ended on 28 June 2019.[3]
Surplus died on 18 April 2022.[4]
References
- ↑ First autogyro round-the-world trip completed by Larne pilot. 29 June 2019. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-48811534.
- ↑ Man completes 9-year trek around the world in a gyrocopter. CNNwire. 30 June 2019. https://fox5sandiego.com/2019/06/30/man-completes-9-year-trek-around-the-world-in-a-gyrocopter/.
- ↑ Bonnie Bolden (31 July 2019). Gyrocopter pilot circling the globe stops in Monroe. Monroe News Star. https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/local/2019/08/01/gyrocopter-pilot-circling-globe-stops-monroe/1883774001/. "On June 28, Norman Surplus became the first to circle the world in a gyrocopter, finishing an attempt he started nine years earlier that had to be delayed and restarted.".
- ↑ "Larne adventurer Norman Surplus remembered fondly as 'one of life's characters' following passing". Belfast Telegraph. April 20, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2022.