What It’s Like To Race A Hydrogen Balloon Across The US

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Key Takeaways:

  • The article summarizes an interview with two pilots who competed in the Gordon Bennett gas balloon race, which started in Albuquerque.
  • Noah Forden and Brenda Cowlishaw finished fourth in the race, covering 1382 miles in 65 hours.
  • Their journey concluded with a landing in Georgia, just west of Savannah.
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Last week, 17 hydrogen balloons departed Albuquerque in the Gordon Bennett gas balloon for points east. In this interview, AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli talked to two pilots who flew the race, eventually landing in Georgia just west of Savannah. Noah Forden and Brenda Cowlishaw finished fourth, with a distance of 1382 miles in 65 hours. Note: We grabbed this interview on the fly, so to speak, so the first part is a bit noisy.

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