[PAR] [TLE] Steve Fossett [SEP] James Stephen "Steve" Fossett (April 22, 1944 – c. September 3, 2007) was an American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer.  He was the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon.  He made his fortune in the financial services industry and was best known for many world records, including five nonstop circumnavigations of the Earth: as a long-distance solo balloonist, as a sailor, and as a solo flight fixed-wing aircraft pilot. [PAR] [TLE] Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer [SEP] The Scaled Composites Model 311 Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer (registered N277SF) is an aircraft designed by Burt Rutan in which Steve Fossett flew a solo nonstop airplane flight around the world in 2 days 19 hours and 1 minute (67 hours 1 minute) from February 28 to March 3, 2005.  The flight speed of 590.7 kph set the world record for the fastest nonstop non-refueled circumnavigation, beating the mark set by the previous Rutan-designed Voyager aircraft at 9 days 3 minutes and an average speed of 116 mph .
[PAR] [TLE] Steve Fossett [ SEP ] James Stephen " Steve " Fossett ( April 22 , 1944 – c. September 3 , 2007 ) was an American businessman and a record - setting aviator , sailor , and adventurer . He was the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon . He made his fortune in the financial services industry and was best known for many world records , including five nonstop circumnavigations of the Earth : as a long - distance solo balloonist , as a sailor , and as a solo flight fixed - wing aircraft pilot . [PAR] [TLE] Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer [ SEP ] The Scaled Composites Model 311 Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer ( registered N277SF ) is an aircraft designed by Burt Rutan in which Steve Fossett flew a solo nonstop airplane flight around the world in 2 days 19 hours and 1 minute ( 67 hours 1 minute ) from February 28 to March 3 , 2005 . The flight speed of 590.7 kph set the world record for the fastest nonstop non - refueled circumnavigation , beating the mark set by the previous Rutan - designed Voyager aircraft at 9 days 3 minutes and an average speed of 116 mph .
Who designed the aircraft which Steve Fossett, American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer, Flew around the world in?
Who designed the aircraft which Steve Fossett , American businessman and a record - setting aviator , sailor , and adventurer , Flew around the world in ?
Burt Rutan
Burt Rutan