piisfish 140 #1 March 24, 2004 well... sorry for you all, it's in french... and the bast*rd didn't take a skydiver with him :-( ******************* Un Britannique bat le record d'altitude en ballon, à 12 801 mètres DENVER - L'aérostier britannique David Hempleman-Adams a affirmé mardi avoir pulvérisé le record d'altitude en ballon à air chaud en s'élevant à plus de 12 800 mètres. "Il faisait très, très froid. La température a atteint -75 degrés", a témoigné l'aventurier. [ats] - L'aérostier de 46 ans a indiqué à l'AFP avoir atteint l'altitude de 12 801 mètres dans son ballon à nacelle ouverte après avoir décollé d'un champ du Colorado. "Nous l'avons fait. C'est un succès", a déclaré M. Hempleman-Adams, en précisant avoir battu le précédent record de 10 850 mètres établi en novembre 1996 par le Suédois Per Axel Lindstrand. Son ballon a atterri plus de deux heures après son départ, à 06h00 (14h00 suisses). "Bien assurer l'arrivée d'oxygène était très important", a indiqué l'aventurier, en précisant que "tout s'était bien passé". Le directeur de la tentative, Tim Cole, a déclaré qu'il pensait que Hempleman-Adams avait établi un nouveau record tel qu'il est calculé par la Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, à qui seront envoyés les équipements de bord pour vérification. Son homologation devrait prendre des mois, selon lui. Le Britannique avait déjà réalisé en septembre la première traversée en solo de l'Atlantique dans un ballon à nacelle ouverte. A cette occasion, il avait également battu, avec une distance de 5371 kilomètres, le record de 5340 km avec ce type de ballon, établi dix ans auparavant par une équipe américaine. Il s'était auparavant illustré en 2000 avec sa traversée du pôle nord en ballon et lors de nombreuses ascensions sur les plus hautes montagnes dans le monde entier. Interrogé sur sa prochaine aventure, M. Hempleman-Adams a répondu: "aller dans un pub. Ca fait trois mois que je n'ai pas bu une bière". scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #2 March 24, 2004 psst the highest manded ballon still carryed a skydiver12801m=41987,28ft Stay safe Stefan Faber Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyThomas 0 #3 March 24, 2004 Thanks Faber. THat's what I was thinking too. Was this a hot air balloon though, maybe as opposed to a helium balloon. If I remember right, Capt. Kittinger used a helium balloon for his ascent. So if this other dude used hot-air, as opposed to helium, then it would be a record. But yes, straight up the highest manned balloon would stilll have to be Capt. Kittinger. Thomas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #4 March 24, 2004 yes this is open hot air balloon. he was also the first to fly across the atlantic in an open hot air balloonscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #5 March 24, 2004 Well, here's a stab back at ya from a native English speaker: When you say "height record" I am thinking about how tall the actual balloon is... Don't you mean "altitude record"? -Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #6 March 24, 2004 QuoteWell, here's a stab back at ya from a native English speaker: When you say "height record" I am thinking about how tall the actual balloon is... Don't you mean "altitude record"? baa the rest us knew what he meant But as Thomas says,Kittinger flew a helium ballon,but whith a rig...The other guy is just sick.. why not jump as your up there Stay safe Stefan Faber Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #7 March 24, 2004 if he had dropped a few skydivers on the way instead of water or sand, he would have made a few happy people. Yeah, altitude record is what I meant. Why didn't you post in french to show us how good you are ?? scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,148 #8 March 24, 2004 QuoteThanks Faber. THat's what I was thinking too. Was this a hot air balloon though, maybe as opposed to a helium balloon. Well, the article does say "en ballon à air chaud "! Technically it's much more difficult to go to high altitude in a hot air balloon than in a helium or hydrogen balloon.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #9 March 24, 2004 you already has a french forum write in danish instead Stay safe Stefan Faber Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #10 March 24, 2004 sorry stef, it was for peaceful feffrey scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #11 March 24, 2004 Quote But yes, straight up the highest manned balloon would stilll have to be Capt. Kittinger. I'll have to look it up, but a followup attempt by another gentleman got up to something like 120,000 but he had to ride the balloon down because his hatch malfunctioned and he couldn't get out. I believe he died from complications later as a result of the unplanned extended ride. Edit: Unless that followup was a second attempt by Col Joe himself. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #12 March 24, 2004 cnnif my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmcd308 0 #13 March 24, 2004 There is a book about this called "Magnificent Failure" that is a great read. I read it on the plane home from Portland at Christmas. The guy's name was Nick Piantanida [sp?]. He actually died on a later attempt when he got hypoxic and apparently opened the face shield on his helmet, exposing himself to the atmosphere at 65K feet. Brent ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
