The previous world distance record was set by Japanese pilot Michio Kanda in 1997 in Australia and was 2360 km.
The Phosagro balloon, made in Russia specifically for this expedition, launched on March 24 from the airfield in Kirovsk, Murmansk Region. It is the largest balloon in the history of Russian aeronautics with a shell volume of 12,000 cubic meters.
The balloon overcame the airspace of the Murmansk and Arkhangelsk regions, the Nenets and Yamalo-Nenets autonomous districts, as well as the Krasnoyarsk Territory. The maximum flight altitude was 5820 meters, and the maximum speed was 109 km/h.
Having overcome the Putorana plateau, known for severe weather conditions, on March 26, the balloon made a jewelry landing on the runway of the Khatanga airfield, located on the territory of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, at 72 degrees north latitude.
"For the first time, a flight in a hot air balloon with an open basket took place over the waters of two seas of the Arctic Ocean - the Barents and Kara. Thus, the pilots made the first flight in a hot air balloon with an open basket in the history of aeronautics over the sea in high northern latitudes," the statement says. message on Fedor Konyukhov's website.
“Moreover, the longest flight on a hot air balloon beyond the Arctic Circle was completed - the entire record distance was in the corridor of 67-72 degrees north latitude,” the report says.
The pilots set a number of other records. For example, a flight in a hot air balloon with an open basket for the first time passed over the waters of two seas of the Arctic Ocean - the Barents and Kara.
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