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Ballooning to New Heights

by Mr. Flight on October 27th, 2005

Vijaypat Singhania of India has his eyes set high….. 70,000 feet high. The current world record balloon height is 64,900 feet.

“This is a very complex and dramatic undertaking. The higher you go in a balloon, the less air there is to fill it, You can encounter a myriad of other problems. It’s also very demanding physically.” - Flight Director Alan Noble

The custom balloon is about 16 times the size of a standard balloon and will stan 85 feet tall.

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