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Topic:	Russian breaks world hot air balloon record

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by oly: [B]As [URL=https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/video/watch/32164293/how-to-land-a-hot-air-balloon/]reported[/URL] on tonight's news, the pilot went without drinking water for the last 24 hours of the flight after his supply became frozen following the cabin heater failure suffered earlier in the flight over the South Atlantic Ocean. He also suffered a broken rib, a blow to his head and concussion following a rough landing. He will return to Russia next week and begin plans for an attempt of the altitude record for hot air balloon flight.[/B][/QUOTE]
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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="600"><TR><td bgcolor="#000000"><TABLE BORDER=0 cellpadding=4 border=0 cellspacing=1 WIDTH="100%"><TR bgcolor="#660000"><TD COLSPAN=2><CENTER><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#ffffff" FACE="arial, helvetica">T O P I C     R E V I E W</font></CENTER></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="arial, helvetica">Solarplexus</FONT></TD><TD><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="arial, helvetica">Russian adventurer <A HREF="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-23/russian-adventurer-lands-hot-air-balloon-in-wa/7654812" TARGET=_blank>Fedor Konyukhov</A> breaks world hot air balloon record, lands safety in Western Australia.<P><BLOCKQUOTE><I>Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov has broken the record for the fastest circumnavigation of the Earth in a hot air balloon in just over 11 days, landing safely in WA's Wheatbelt.</I></BLOCKQUOTE><P><center><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e9usRZp07Pw?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>

oly

I followed this flight online to track the progress with interest, to circumnavigate the globe relying on the wind and weather and overlying his departure point at the end of this trek was amazing to see. It's great to see that the adventurous spirit is still alive.

oly

As reported on tonight's news, the pilot went without drinking water for the last 24 hours of the flight after his supply became frozen following the cabin heater failure suffered earlier in the flight over the South Atlantic Ocean. He also suffered a broken rib, a blow to his head and concussion following a rough landing. He will return to Russia next week and begin plans for an attempt of the altitude record for hot air balloon flight.

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