First solo circumnavigation by helicopter

The first pilot to complete a solo around-the-world trip in a rotary-wing aircraft is Richard Harold "Dick" Smith (Australia), who embarked from Fort Worth in Texas, USA, on 5 August 1982 and flew his Bell Jetranger 206B helicopter in three stages back to his starting point, landing on 22 July 1983. He covered more than 55,000 km (34,175 miles) in 260 hours of flying,