Fossett claims record for closed-circuit flight

Adventurer Steve Fossett today said he had broken the record for flying farther than anyone departing and landing at the same spot in Kansas, travelling more than 25,000 miles in three days.

Fossett landed his lightweight experimental aircraft at Salina Municipal Airport a few hours ahead of schedule, at 5:06pm GMT, more than 74 hours after he took off from the same place.