The best of FAI 2016 competitions video is here!
Tuesday, 25 October 2016 11:49
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: German Chancellor Angela Merkel given special award from Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett
Wednesday, 05 October 2016 10:15
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.
Red Bull Air Race 2016: Matthias Dolderer clinches Championship win
Sunday, 02 October 2016 22:38
Hello IWGA The World Games: Meet the pilots
Friday, 30 September 2016 15:54
On this day in history: 110 years of the world’s most prestigious balloon race
Friday, 30 September 2016 09:04
Paragliding included into the Asian Games 2018!
Tuesday, 27 September 2016 20:16
The decision was taken at the OCA General Assembly that took place in Danang, Vietnam, on 25 September 2016. To the victors the spoils! Swiss pilots reign at Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2016
Saturday, 24 September 2016 23:16
Gas balloons touch down in Greece for the very first time
Saturday, 24 September 2016 12:10
How to survive 48 hours - or more - in a 1m2 gas balloon basket
Saturday, 24 September 2016 11:44
Victory for Switzerland’s Kurt Frieden and Pascal Witpraechtiger
Friday, 23 September 2016 17:34
It’s official! After flying 1,803.40 kilometres from Gladbeck in northwest Germany to Stavros in central Greece, Switzerland’s Kurt Frieden and Pascal Witpraechtiger (Team SUI-01) have won the 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett. The champions – the first gas balloon pilots ever to fly in Greek airspace – will be presented with their medals in Gladbeck tomorrow evening. See the full, official results of the 2016 edition of the world’s oldest and most prestigious gas balloon race at http://bit.ly/2cMJq3U. The view from below: Gordon Bennet Event Organiser Stefan Handl’s take on this year’s race
Friday, 23 September 2016 16:37
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Over 62,000 fans witnessed pilot Matthias Dolderer write new motorsport history on 1–2 October 2016, as the German won the Red Bull Air Race debut at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway and clinched his first World Championship – and the first for Germany – in the process.
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The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has agreed to include Paragliding into the 18th Asian Games 2018
Switzerland’s Kurt Frieden and Pascal Witpraechtiger (Team SUI 1) were crowned champions of the 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett – the world’s most prestigious gas balloon race – at an elegant ceremony in Gladbeck, northwest Germany tonight.
Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2016 champions - Switzerland’s Kurt Frieden and Pascal Witpraechtiger (Team SUI 1) - made history when they landed in Stavros in central Greece during this year’s race.
Gas balloon racing teams often spend days in the air - sharing a tiny space and sometimes dealing with stressful situations. Here, Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett pilots explain what makes a partnership capable of surviving a long-distance flight in such cramped conditions.
With 24 teams from around the world taking part, the 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett was the biggest ever.Search Article
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