This is pretty impressive:
Steve Fossett’s audacious attempt to fly an airplane around the world alone, without stops or refueling, ended successfully today at the former Air Force base in Kansas where it began, as his GlobalFlyer, its 13 fuel tanks nearly empty, touched down safely in Salina some 67 hours after it left.
The sleek plane, designed especially for the flight and partly bankrolled by Sir Richard Branson of VirginAtlantic Airlines, touched down shortly before 2 p.m. Central time under clear skies that had helped warm the weather to an unseasonable 69 degrees. Mr. Fossett was greeted by a throng of journalists and well-wishers, including Sir Richard, who performed a celebratory champagne dousing.
Wow.