Steve Fossett breaks flying record

[cycloneye]

MANSTON, England (AP) -- Adventurer Steve Fossett completed the longest nonstop flight in aviation history Saturday after journeying around the globe -- and then some -- in about 80 hours.

Ground control said Fossett, 61, broke the airplane distance record of 24,987 miles while his lightweight experimental plane was flying over Shannon, Ireland.

He is expected to complete his epic voyage just after noon EST when he lands at a British military air strip in Kent, southern England.

The millionaire adventurer broke the record during 31/2 days of flying despite losing about 750 pounds of fuel during takeoff from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida because of a leak.


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Amazing this record that he made.What else he is going to do as he has made many adventures like this in ballons and planes.

[Stephanie]

That's so COOL!

[P.K.]

He appears to have landed in Bournemouth rather than where he was due to land in Kent. Looks like he would have flown over here otherwise.