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French pair win world’s most prestigious gas-balloon race

Monday, 11 September 2017 13:39

GB2017French balloon pilots Vincent Leys and Christophe Houver won the 61st Gordon Bennett Cup over the weekend of 8-10 September 2017. The Gordon Bennett Cup is the oldest and most prestigious gas-balloon race in the world.

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'Hackathon' engineers target new e-markers for balloon competitions

Monday, 03 July 2017 13:08

Noosphere Hackathon_2017Hot air balloon competitions look set to be revolutionised if three science teams from the Ukraine get their way.

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Russian balloonist Fedor Konyukhov awarded FAI - Breitling Pilot of the Year 2016 Award

Friday, 18 November 2016 14:06

IMG 0228-3_RSZA Russian priest who circumnavigated the world in a balloon in record time has been presented the inaugural FAI - Breitling Pilot of the Year Award at a ceremony in Switzerland yesterday, Thursday 17 November 2016.

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And the 2016 World Hot Air Balloon Champion is...

Monday, 07 November 2016 09:39

DSC03366 rszRhett Heartsill (USA) is the 2016 World Hot Air Balloon Champion!

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Current top 10 at the 22nd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship

Sunday, 06 November 2016 13:36

pic4 copyTen days, eight flight and 26 tasks ago, 105 of the world’s best competitors from 31 countries began competing in the 22nd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship. With one flight to go, the current Top 10 after 26 tasks are:




 

 

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Day 6 at the 22nd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship in Saga, Japan!

Saturday, 05 November 2016 12:52

pic1The 22nd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship is entering Day 6 of competition to determine the 2016 World Hot Air Balloon Champion. With three competition flights remaining, the top 10 competitors are:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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22nd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship in full swing!

Tuesday, 01 November 2016 16:48

22nd FAI_HAB_JAP_Debbie_Spaeth_3_Flight_1_LaunchAfter a busy Sunday, competition to become the 2016 World Hot Air Balloon Champion got underway Monday morning.

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The 22nd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship in full preparation!

Saturday, 29 October 2016 12:49

Title PicCompetitors, crews, officials and balloonists from around the world are converging on Saga Japan for the 22nd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship.

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The 22nd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championships kick off in Saga today!

Friday, 28 October 2016 15:39



2016 Logo_JPG_copyThis will be the 3rd time (1989, 1997 and 2016) that Saga is hosting the FAI World Championships.

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The best of FAI 2016 competitions video is here!

Tuesday, 25 October 2016 11:49

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The best of FAI 2016 competitions video is here!

Have a look at FAI's compilation video of the main competitions of the season 2016:

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel given special award from Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett


Wednesday, 05 October 2016 10:15

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The Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, received an official trophy on 30 September 2016 to mark her involvement with this year’s Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett.

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  1. On this day in history: 110 years of the world’s most prestigious balloon race
  2. To the victors the spoils! Swiss pilots reign at Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2016
  3. Gas balloons touch down in Greece for the very first time
  4. How to survive 48 hours - or more - in a 1m2 gas balloon basket
  5. Victory for Switzerland’s Kurt Frieden and Pascal Witpraechtiger
  6. The view from below: Gordon Bennet Event Organiser Stefan Handl’s take on this year’s race
  7. Touchdown! Team SUI-01 crosses the sea to Greece to win
  8. Day 2 roundup: 5,000m, 50km/h and a long night ahead
  9. Tuesday lunchtime update – 'Three strategies emerge'
  10. The Head Game: ‘You have to tough it out – it’s a real mental battle’

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