Why launch from Mendoza, Argentina?
Mendoza, which lies just east of the Andes Mountains, is a good location from which to attain access to higher-speed winds, and it is the best compromise for logistics, longitude and ability to go north or south to pick up the higher winds associated with a jet stream. One typical jet stream is north of Mendoza, and the other is to the south. Fossett s flight profile won t be high enough to get into a true jet stream.
