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 : Duration

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AX-01 (Hot-air balloons: 250 m³ and less)
Duration : 6 hours 20 min 38 sec

Date of flight: 19/12/2007
Pilot: Pierrick DUVOISIN (Switzerland)
Course/place: Le Locle (Switzerland)

Balloon:
Homebuilt Duvoisin DUV 002

Database ID 14904

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AX-02 (Hot-air balloons: 250 to 400 m³)
Duration : 7 h 09 min 46 sec

Date of flight: 13/01/2006
Pilot: Pierrick DUVOISIN (Switzerland)
Course/place: Le Locle (Switzerland)

Balloon:
Homebuilt Duvoisin DUV 001

Database ID 12938

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AX-03 (Hot-air balloons: 400 to 600 m³)
Duration : 7h 27min 31 sec

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

Balloon:
Lindstrand LBL-21
Registered 'GBYEY'

Database ID 6922

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AX-04 (Hot-air balloons: 600 to 900 m³)
Duration : 23 hours 11 minutes

Date of flight: 05/02/2007
Pilot: Richard L. JAWORSKI (USA)
Course/place: Grand Forks, ND (USA)

Balloon:
Cameron Balloons RJ-32
Registered 'N4016J'

Database ID 14461

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AX-05 (Hot-air balloons: 900 to 1 200 m³)
Duration : 23 hours 11 minutes

Date of flight: 05/02/2007
Pilot: Richard L. JAWORSKI (USA)
Course/place: Grand Forks, ND (USA)

Balloon:
Cameron Balloons RJ-32
Registered 'N4016J'

Database ID 14854

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AX-06 (Hot-air balloons: 1 200 to 1 600 m³)
Duration : 23h 55 min 51 sec

Date of flight: 13/12/2000
Pilot: John A. CAYTON (USA)
Course/place: Tea, SD (USA)

Balloon:
Aerostar XP 3010
Registered 'N5253Z'

Database ID 6908

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AX-07 (Hot-air balloons: 1 600 to 2 200 m³)
Duration : 24h 11 min 54 sec

Date of flight: 17/01/1984
Pilot: John R. PETREHN (USA)
Course/place: Huron, SD (USA) - Middletown, IL (USA)

Balloon:
The Balloon Works - Firefly AX-7
Registered 'N4056T'

Database ID 234

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AX-08 (Hot-air balloons: 2 200 to 3 000 m³)
Duration : 29h 14 min 35 sec

Date of flight: 25/01/1993
Pilot: William E. BUSSEY (USA)
Course/place: Amarillo, TX (USA) - Milbank, SD (USA)

Balloon:
Thunder & Colt Colt 105 A
Registered 'G-BTDG'

Database ID 232

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AX-09 (Hot-air balloons: 3 000 to 4 000 m³)
Duration : 29h 14 min 35 sec

Date of flight: 25/01/1993
Pilot: William E. BUSSEY (USA)
Course/place: Amarillo, TX (USA) - Milbank, SD (USA)

Balloon:
Thunder & Colt Colt 105 A
Registered 'G-BTDG'

Database ID 793

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AX-10 (Hot-air balloons: 4 000 to 6 000 m³)
Duration : 50h 38 min

Date of flight: 01/02/1997
Pilot: Michio KANDA (Japan)
Crew: Hirosuke TAKEZAWA (Japan)
Course/place: Chestemere Lake, AB (Canada) - Jordan, MT (USA)