Flying round the world in a balloon was the last great aeronautical challenge. Then in March 1999 Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones set off from Switzerland in the Breitling Orbiter 3 and 20 days and 29,000 miles later landed in Egypt finally completing the journey where so many others had failed.This book tells the remarkable story of how the balloon was developed and how the balloonists dealt with the horrendous problems they faced on the way round. They explain what life was like in a tiny gondola in freezing temperatures at up to 35,000 feet. It is a gripping adventure tale that will fascinate all who read it.
- ISBN10 0747264430
- ISBN13 9780747264439
- Publish Date 1 June 2000 (first published 18 October 1999)
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 8 July 2006
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Headline Publishing Group
- Imprint Headline Book Publishing
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
- Pages 352
- Language English