First circumnavigation by aircraft without refuelling solo

First circumnavigation by aircraft without refuelling solo
Who
Steve Fossett
What
67/1 first
Where
United States (Salina)
When

Steve Fossett (USA) flew around the world non-stop and without refuelling in 67 hr 1 min from 1 to 3 March 2005 in the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, starting and finishing at Salina, Kansas, USA. The aircraft, built by Scaled Composites, was powered by a single turbofan jet engine and carried nearly 5 tonnes (11,000 lb of fuel).