World Air Balloons

The Mondial Air Balloons is one of the largest gatherings of Montgolfière S after that of Albuquerque to the New Mexico ( ).

This demonstration proceeds every two years on the old air base of NATO (Chambley Air Bases), located on several communes of which Chambley, Saint-Julien-the-Gorze and Dommartin-the-Roadway in Meurthe-et-Moselle.

Assessment 2005

During the 9th edition of 22 with the July 31st 2005, 261 “ the lighter than the air ” established the record of longest takeoff on line of the world.

The other key period was the reconstitution of the first human flight using a counterpart of the balloon of the Frères Montgolfier used the November 21st 1783 by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent Marquis d' Arlandes.

10 feastdays
1 takeoff in line of balloons
1.000 crews

243 English
148 French

67 nations
300 volunteers
400.000 visitors

2007

10th manifestation of the July 27th to the August 5th 2007.

Some figures:

60 animations including 5 takeoffs in line
961 montgolfiers
1.187 pilots
more than 350.000 visitors

External bonds

World Air Balloons 2005
Site of the montgolfier in Lorraine
Some photographs on Mini Balloon Passion
And Some others on: http://www.erictonnon.com/HTML/IndexMondialAirBallons2007.htm

Random links: