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Hot-air balloon: the new altitude record now speaks Indian

Mumbai, India - A flying enthusiast business man reached 21,000 meters in India

Vijaypat Singhania, 67 years old, touched 21,000 of altitude above sea level last Saturday, breaking Swedish Per Lindstrand’s existing record set in June 1988 in Texas. The Indian millionaire Singhania -owner of the JK Group that has business interests in various fields, including textiles and cement- intended to reach the height of 23,000 meters but the target was abandoned after his hot air balloon s...

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Rome, Italy, 11/28/2005 16:55
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