[balloon-makers] press report of new airship altitude record

Dan Nachbar balloonbuilder at mojotron.com
Thu Sep 21 04:34:32 CDT 2006


Alright Steve, let's hear the details ...

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/ 
0,20867,20445941-29277,00.html


 From the story:

Airship 'breaks world records'
By Jade Bilowol
September 20, 2006
A BRISBANE balloonist says he has broken six world records with his  
home-built "airship" – a hot air balloon steered by an outboard motor.


After traversing the skies in normal hot air balloons for 20 years,  
42-year-old Steve Griffin said he thought it was time to "try  
something different". ...-

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