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Written by Glen Moyer
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Saturday, 07 July 2007 09:27 |
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British balloonist and adventurer David Hempleman-Adams has successfully completed crossing the Atlantic setting a new world record for the tiny AA6 gas balloon. Adams landed south of Dijon, France on Friday, July 6 completing a 4-day journey across the Atlantic Ocean and establishing a new world record distance of 2,715+ miles for the AA6 gas balloon (37,000 cuft).
The previous record of 2,128 miles had been set by a team of Belgian balloonists in the 2005 Gordon Bennett race. Additionally, the tiny 37,000 cuft helium balloon, complete with a traditional open wicker basket built by Bert Padelt, is the smallest ever to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Adams launched his Toshiba Challenge on July 3rd from St. John's Newfoundland. For more, log on to the official website, www.toshibachallenge.com |
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