Armenia has set a world record for the longest balloon flight

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 18, ARMENPRESS. Skyball pilot Nairi Barseghyan and his Russian counterpart Sergei Bazhenov made a record balloon flight on February 16.

“Armenpress”As reports Armenpress, for the first time in the history of the Republic of Armenia in aviation sports SkyBall: It has become a record-breaking country thanks to the airline that operates hot air balloon flights.

Speaking to Armenpress, Nairi Barseghyan, the pilot of “Skyball” company, mentioned that SkyBall’s longest – world record flight without landing started on February 16, 2022 at 08:00 from the Orenburg region of Russia, the landing took place on February 17. at 6:45 p.m. The flight duration was 34 hours and 41 minutes.

The previously set record flight lasted 32 hours and 12 minutes.

The record will be registered by the Aviation Sports Federation, it is noteworthy that for the first time in history, the name of Armenia will be written in aviation sports. “I should mention that such records belong to the superpowers. “If we look at the list, we will see the United States, Russia, Japan, one or two European countries, and now the name of Armenia will be in this list, which has been our main goal,” Nairi Barseghyan concluded.

Ahead of the world record «S:kaybol» Company:pilot Nairi Barseghyan and his Russian counterpart Sergey Bazhenov made an exclusive balloon flight in Armenia on January 17, passing from Gyumri to Yerevan. Aragats Mountain: tops: over: