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Segovia, Jul 16 (EFE).- Several hot air balloon soared over the skies of the Spanish city of Segovia Friday as the 3rd Balloon Accessible Festival for people with reduced mobility kicked off.The festival is aimed at the accessibility: exhibitions, meeting places and view points of the event will be available for all visitors. (Camera: PABLO MARTÍN).SHOT LIST: HOT AIR BALLONS FLY DURING THE 3RD BALLOON FESTIVAL OF SEGOVIA, SPAIN.
Some 20 hot air balloons fill the sky over the Malaysian city of Putrajaya as a four-day international balloon festival kicks off. IMAGES
Bristol International Balloon Fiesta kicked off near Ashton Court, Bristol, on Friday, as dozens of the hot air balloons soared upwards into the sky. The Bristol International Balloon Fiesta is a four-day event, which is made up of hot air balloon displays from across the world and is expected to attract around half a million spectators.
Renowned Russian adventurer and Orthodox priest Fyodor Konyukhov set a new world record when he successfully landed with his crew in his hot air balloon near Saratov on Thursday, after flying the balloon for more than 55 hours. The record-breaking voyage began on February 7 in the city of Rybinsk and covered a total distance of 640 miles across Russia. During the flight, the balloon reached the height of between 620 and 980 feet, flying at a speed of between 6 and 25 miles per hour. The endurance trip took the crew over many of Russian Orthodoxy's best known landmarks and churches. Konyukhov's flight exceeded the previous world record for a non-stop flight in a 9 000 to 12 000 m³ category hot air balloon, which was set by Japanese pilots Hirazuki Takezava and Michio Kanda in 1997, by more than four hours.
Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov, who set the world record for circumnavigation, recalls his 11-day-long flight in a hot air balloon and reveals his plans to fly to the stratosphere. Rough cut - no reporter narration.
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