Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI)

Balloon World Records

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Current Balloon World Records
Sub-class AX (hot-air balloons)
Category : General
Type of Records : Distance

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AX-01 (Hot-air balloons: 250 m³ and less)
Distance : 47.44 km

Date of flight: 07/02/1988
Pilot: Coy FOSTER (USA)
Course/place: Plano, TX (USA) - Van Alstyne, TX (USA)

Balloon:
Colt AX-1
Registered 'G-BNAM'

Database ID 128

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AX-02 (Hot-air balloons: 250 to 400 m³)
Distance : 138.01 km

Date of flight: 16/02/1997
Pilot: Oscar LINDSTRÖM (Sweden)
Course/place: Storvik (Sweden) - Sandviken-Strängnäs (Sweden)

Balloon:
Lindstrand LBL-14
Registered 'G-BXAJ'

Database ID 4033

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AX-03 (Hot-air balloons: 400 to 600 m³)
Distance : 341.36 km

Date of flight: 04/03/2001
Pilot: Oscar LINDSTRÖM (Sweden)
Course/place: Arjäng - Löstabruk (Sweden)

Balloon:
Lindstrand LBL-21
Registered 'GBYEY'

Database ID 6923

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AX-04 (Hot-air balloons: 600 to 900 m³)
Distance : 417.7 km

Date of flight: 20/01/2008
Pilot: Richard L. JAWORSKI (USA)
Course/place: Grand Forks, ND (USA) - Siren, WI (USA)

Balloon:
Cameron Balloons RJ-32
Registered 'N4016J'

Database ID 14938

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AX-05 (Hot-air balloons: 900 to 1 200 m³)
Distance : 434.70 km

Date of flight: 11/01/1998
Pilot: Michael EMICH (USA)
Course/place: Washington, IL (USA) - St. Marys, OH (USA)

Balloon:
Homebuilt Experimental (Emich)
Registered 'N15ME'

Database ID 5267

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AX-06 (Hot-air balloons: 1 200 to 1 600 m³)
Distance : 1 434.24 km

Date of flight: 06/02/1995
Pilot: William E. BUSSEY (USA)
Course/place: Chanute, KS - Savannah, GA (USA)

Balloon:
Thunder & Colt 56A
Registered 'N791TC'

Database ID 2384

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AX-07 (Hot-air balloons: 1 600 to 2 200 m³)
Distance : 1 434.24 km

Date of flight: 06/02/1995
Pilot: William E. BUSSEY (USA)
Course/place: Chanute, KS - Savannah, GA (USA)

Balloon:
Thunder & Colt 56A
Registered 'N791TC'

Database ID 2840

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AX-08 (Hot-air balloons: 2 200 to 3 000 m³)
Distance : 1 715.9 km

Date of flight: 01/03/2005
Pilot: Andy CAYTON (USA)
Course/place: Minot, ND (USA) - Hughes, AR (USA)

Balloon:
Aeromagic AX-08
Registered 'N62SV'

Database ID 10877

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AX-09 (Hot-air balloons: 3 000 to 4 000 m³)
Distance : 1 715.9 km

Date of flight: 01/03/2005
Pilot: Andy CAYTON (USA)
Course/place: Minot, ND (USA) - Hughes, AR (USA)

Balloon:
Aeromagic AX-08
Registered 'N62SV'

Database ID 11959

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AX-10 (Hot-air balloons: 4 000 to 6 000 m³)
Distance : 2 366.10 km

Date of flight: 23/06/1994
Pilot: Michio KANDA (Japan)
Crew: Chikatsu KAKINUMA
Course/place: Mullewa - Frome Downs (Australia)