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European Hot Air Balloon Championship 2017

The 20th FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship was held from August 22 to 27 in the French town of Brissac. 84 pilots from 24 european countries took part on it. After completing 9 flights and 23 tasks in 5 days, the Swiss pilot Stefan Zeberli won, with his Ultramagic Racer. The top ten of […]

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XI Igualada Hot Air Balloon’s Cup

On December 29 was carried out the XI Igualada Ballon’s Cup, with the participation of ten teams from the city, who flew over Igualada from the start in Pla de la Massa to the landing in Vilanova del Camí. The competition was very interesting because the diverse gusts of wind that circulated over the basin […]

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Josep Maria Lladó lidera Ultramàgic, la única nave española que fabrica globos aerostáticos de aire caliente

Uno de cada seis globos aerostáticos que se fabrican en el mundo salen de una nave de Barcelona. Josep Maria Lladó construyó el primero en 1979. Hoy factura cinco millones de euros. No creía Josep Maria Lladó (Igualada, Barcelona, 13 de julio de 1955) que fuera a llegar tan alto cuando decidió seguir los pasos de Julio […]

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