An epic around the world trip in the Breitling Orbiter 3 - a high tech balloon designed for a long trip. The pilots tell their own story, and the story of their ship and the technology that ensured their survival on this unprecedented trip. x+308 pages, color photos, Appendix lists previous attempts at around the world voyages by airship. Published @ 18.99 Pounds.

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Titre: The Last Great Adventure : The balloonists' Own Epic Tale of Their Round-the-World Voyage
�diteur: Headline Book Publishing, Limited, London, United Kingdom
Date de parution: 1999
Langue: anglais
ISBN � 10 chiffres: 0747271283
ISBN � 13 chiffres: 9780747271284
Reliure: Hardcover
�dition: First Edition
�tat de l'article: New
�tat de la jaquette: New

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They could no longer be the first to climb Everest, reach the North and South Poles, sail around the globe, but they could be the first to fly around the world in a balloon - and they were. Written by the pilots, this is the account of their epic success. They describe the difficulties they faced and overcame during this feat of endurance.

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Brian Jones is a 53-year-old grandfather who was responsible for the construction of the gondola and flight systems of the balloon. He was the co-pilot in the Breitling Orbiter 3.

Bertrand Piccard is a Swiss doctor who was the pilot in all three Breitling Orbiter attempts. His grandfather was the first man to fly to the stratosphere in a balloon, while his father was the first man to go to the deepest part of the ocean.

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