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First circumnavigation by aircraft without refuelling solo

First circumnavigation by aircraft without refuelling solo
Who
Steve Fossett
What
First
Where
United States (Salina,)
When
03 March 2005

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).