16 People Die in Second-Deadliest Hot-Air Balloon Crash
LOCKHART, TEXAS –A hot-air balloon carrying 16 people struck power lines and crashed in a pasture near Lockhart, in central Texas, around 7:40 a.m. local time (8:40 a.m. ET), according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). A witness who lives near the site said she heard a loud pop and noticed a fireball. NTSB officials […]
Russian Adventurer Sets New Round-the-World Balloon Flight Record
Fedor Konyukhov takes off in a Roziere balloon on 12th July 2016 Fedor Konyukhov in his gondola on 28th June 2016–few days before his world-record flight. After flying the Rozière hot-air balloon, solo and nonstop around the world, for more than 11 days and over a distance of 20,502 miles (32,996 kilometers), Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov landed […]
