May 28, 2010

American crosses English Channel using helium balloons

American cluster balloonist Jonathan Trappe lifted off from near Kent, England and landed on farmland in Moeres, France, Friday May 28, 2010.

To control the decent, Trappe began cutting away balloons one by one in order to lose buoyancy.


The photo on the left above shows one balloon breaking away after being cut loose in preparation for decent.

Trappe had been planning the flight for several months, after setting a world record for the longest free-floating balloon flight of 14 hours in the skies above North Carolina.

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