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Swiss Pilot Jacques-Antoine Besnard wins 3rd FAI European Hot Air Airship Championship

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Swiss pilot Jacques-Antoine Besnard wins the 3rd FAI European Hot Air Airship Championship in Rottach-Egern (GER) before the two Germans Andreas Merk and Ralph Kremer. The European Championship took place from 24 - 29 February 2016 in the beautiful Tegernseer Valley in Bavaria, Germany.

Final Ranking

Rank

Competitor

Country

Total Points

1 Besnard Jacques-Antoine SUI 6875
2 Merk Andreas GER 6825
3 Kremer Ralph GER 6670
4 Pohl Andreas GER 5420
5 Bamberski Wojtek POL 5225
6 Kostiuskevicius Rimas LTU 4780
7 Deppe Woflgang GER 4030
8 Witt Pia Marie GER 2900
9 Nigrowsky Boris FRA 1500
- Lindström Oscar SWE no Launch

 Photo credit: Luc Van Geyte

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