Russian explorer Fedor Konyukhov has landed securely in a field on a private property in West Australia in the wake of setting a world record for circumnavigating the world solo in a hot air inflatable.
The 64-year-old Konyukhov rose up out of the inflatable's gondola after over 11 days high up communicating his gratefulness for the odor of the earth, and "how awesome it is", as per tycoon specialist and kindred pilot Dick Smith, who was available to help with the arrival.
Konyukhov, who set out on his epic excursion from Northam in Western Australia on July 12, set the record of a little more than 11 days when he went over the township 100 km north east of Perth, Australian national supporter ABC reported before.
The Russian balloonist beat the past record of 13-1/2 days set in 2002 by the late Steve Fossett.
In finishing the epic excursion, Konyukhov flew straightforwardly over Northam, a deed portrayed as "mind blowing" by Smith.
"In the wake of going 34,000 kilometers around the globe he crossed the runway where he took off from," Smith said. "That is never happened. It was for the most part fortunes and it's simply unimaginable."
Smith finished the main solo circumnavigation of the world by helicopter in 1983.
At the point when Konyukhov broke the record he was specifically over Northam at an elevation of roughly 6,000 meters and going at 60 kilometers for every hour, Smith said.
He said the Russian had been encouraged to fly for one more hour looking for more secure territory on which to arrive.
Amid the adventure Konyukhov flew as high as 10,000 meters and managed amazing temperatures - as low as short 56 degrees Celsius - that brought about his breathing apparatuses and drinking water to stop, ABC reported.
Konyukhov additionally needed to adapt to the disappointment of his warming framework and savage electrical tempests, ABC said. On the last leg of the trip he was pushed far south toward Antarctica as he crossed the southern sea between the Africa and Australia.
"It is frightening to be so down south and far from human advancement," Konyukhov wrote in one passage in a web journal he overhauled at different focuses amid the flight.
"This spot feels desolate and remote … only a thick layer of cyclonic mists beneath me and dim skyline toward the east."
(Reporting by Peter Gosnell; Editing by Tom Hogue)
The 64-year-old Konyukhov rose up out of the inflatable's gondola after over 11 days high up communicating his gratefulness for the odor of the earth, and "how awesome it is", as per tycoon specialist and kindred pilot Dick Smith, who was available to help with the arrival.
Konyukhov, who set out on his epic excursion from Northam in Western Australia on July 12, set the record of a little more than 11 days when he went over the township 100 km north east of Perth, Australian national supporter ABC reported before.
The Russian balloonist beat the past record of 13-1/2 days set in 2002 by the late Steve Fossett.
In finishing the epic excursion, Konyukhov flew straightforwardly over Northam, a deed portrayed as "mind blowing" by Smith.
"In the wake of going 34,000 kilometers around the globe he crossed the runway where he took off from," Smith said. "That is never happened. It was for the most part fortunes and it's simply unimaginable."
Smith finished the main solo circumnavigation of the world by helicopter in 1983.
At the point when Konyukhov broke the record he was specifically over Northam at an elevation of roughly 6,000 meters and going at 60 kilometers for every hour, Smith said.
He said the Russian had been encouraged to fly for one more hour looking for more secure territory on which to arrive.
Amid the adventure Konyukhov flew as high as 10,000 meters and managed amazing temperatures - as low as short 56 degrees Celsius - that brought about his breathing apparatuses and drinking water to stop, ABC reported.
Konyukhov additionally needed to adapt to the disappointment of his warming framework and savage electrical tempests, ABC said. On the last leg of the trip he was pushed far south toward Antarctica as he crossed the southern sea between the Africa and Australia.
"It is frightening to be so down south and far from human advancement," Konyukhov wrote in one passage in a web journal he overhauled at different focuses amid the flight.
"This spot feels desolate and remote … only a thick layer of cyclonic mists beneath me and dim skyline toward the east."
(Reporting by Peter Gosnell; Editing by Tom Hogue)
The 64-year-old Konyukhov rose up out of the inflatable's gondola after over 11 days high up communicating his gratefulness for the odor of the earth, and "how awesome it is", as per tycoon specialist and kindred pilot Dick Smith, who was available to help with the arrival.
Konyukhov, who set out on his epic excursion from Northam in Western Australia on July 12, set the record of a little more than 11 days when he went over the township 100 km north east of Perth, Australian national supporter ABC reported before.
The Russian balloonist beat the past record of 13-1/2 days set in 2002 by the late Steve Fossett.
In finishing the epic excursion, Konyukhov flew straightforwardly over Northam, a deed portrayed as "mind blowing" by Smith.
"In the wake of going 34,000 kilometers around the globe he crossed the runway where he took off from," Smith said. "That is never happened. It was for the most part fortunes and it's simply unimaginable."
Smith finished the main solo circumnavigation of the world by helicopter in 1983.
At the point when Konyukhov broke the record he was specifically over Northam at an elevation of roughly 6,000 meters and going at 60 kilometers for every hour, Smith said.
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| Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov is seen in front of his balloon as it is inflated before the start of his record attempt for a solo hot-air balloon flight around the globe near Perth, Australia, in this handout image received July 12, 2016. Oscar Konyukhov/Handout via |
He said the Russian had been encouraged to fly for one more hour looking for more secure territory on which to arrive.
Amid the adventure Konyukhov flew as high as 10,000 meters and managed amazing temperatures - as low as short 56 degrees Celsius - that brought about his breathing apparatuses and drinking water to stop, ABC reported.
Konyukhov additionally needed to adapt to the disappointment of his warming framework and savage electrical tempests, ABC said. On the last leg of the trip he was pushed far south toward Antarctica as he crossed the southern sea between the Africa and Australia.
"It is frightening to be so down south and far from human advancement," Konyukhov wrote in one passage in a web journal he overhauled at different focuses amid the flight.
"This spot feels desolate and remote … only a thick layer of cyclonic mists beneath me and dim skyline toward the east."
(Reporting by Peter Gosnell; Editing by Tom Hogue)
The 64-year-old Konyukhov rose up out of the inflatable's gondola after over 11 days high up communicating his gratefulness for the odor of the earth, and "how awesome it is", as per tycoon specialist and kindred pilot Dick Smith, who was available to help with the arrival.
Konyukhov, who set out on his epic excursion from Northam in Western Australia on July 12, set the record of a little more than 11 days when he went over the township 100 km north east of Perth, Australian national supporter ABC reported before.
The Russian balloonist beat the past record of 13-1/2 days set in 2002 by the late Steve Fossett.
In finishing the epic excursion, Konyukhov flew straightforwardly over Northam, a deed portrayed as "mind blowing" by Smith.
"In the wake of going 34,000 kilometers around the globe he crossed the runway where he took off from," Smith said. "That is never happened. It was for the most part fortunes and it's simply unimaginable."
Smith finished the main solo circumnavigation of the world by helicopter in 1983.
At the point when Konyukhov broke the record he was specifically over Northam at an elevation of roughly 6,000 meters and going at 60 kilometers for every hour, Smith said.
He said the Russian had been encouraged to fly for one more hour looking for more secure territory on which to arrive.
Amid the adventure Konyukhov flew as high as 10,000 meters and managed amazing temperatures - as low as short 56 degrees Celsius - that brought about his breathing apparatuses and drinking water to stop, ABC reported.
Konyukhov additionally needed to adapt to the disappointment of his warming framework and savage electrical tempests, ABC said. On the last leg of the trip he was pushed far south toward Antarctica as he crossed the southern sea between the Africa and Australia.
"It is frightening to be so down south and far from human advancement," Konyukhov wrote in one passage in a web journal he overhauled at different focuses amid the flight.
"This spot feels desolate and remote … only a thick layer of cyclonic mists beneath me and dim skyline toward the east."
(Reporting by Peter Gosnell; Editing by Tom Hogue)
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