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Balloon overflies Aconcàgua at 9000m
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Took off from Chile, after five hours of flight it has landed in Argentina
An extraordinary initiative reported by Chilean and Argentinian press. A special performance because made by balloon, the "Lighter than air" practically ungovernable except for use of a burner. And uncommon also for the respiratory difficulties by two pilots, who on board of the basket have reached an altitude of 9000m above sea level, crossing the hightest mountain of Andes, in very difficult orographical...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency