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57th FAI Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett - test flight video
Tuesday, 11 June 2013 14:49
21st FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship: And Brazil it will be!
Tuesday, 26 March 2013 15:59
57th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett - presentation video
Friday, 22 March 2013 12:16
The Event Organising Team has just created a new presentation video for the 57th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett that will take place in Nancy, France, from 23 to 31 August 2013.
20 balloons to participate in the 57th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett
Thursday, 07 March 2013 14:15
2012 Tochigi Hot Air Balloon International Championship
Thursday, 08 November 2012 14:08
The Tochigi Hot Air Balloon International Championship (FAI Category 1 event) will take place in the Japanese prefecture of Tochigi from 20 to 25 November 2012. 57th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett: FAI flag handed over to Organiser
Thursday, 04 October 2012 14:51
56th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett
Friday, 31 August 2012 14:33
The Gordon Bennett Cup is the most famous aviation event in the world. The objective of the race is simple: to fly the furthest distance from the start (Ebnat-Kappel, Switzerland) using the open airspace available. This international gas balloon competition was initiated in 1906 by the adventurer James Gordon Bennett. This race is the 56th, 106 years after the first one. 2012 LUXGSM - World Balloon Trophy
Monday, 23 July 2012 15:19
17th FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship
Friday, 16 September 2011 09:30
83 pilots from all European Countries are going to compete in the 17th FAI European Hot air Balloon Championship. The Official list includes 8 Scorer, 7 Target team chief, 16 Target team members. 55th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett
Friday, 02 September 2011 11:35
The launch of the 55th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennettwill take place in Gap-Tallard in the Hautes Alpes on September 10th or 11th 2011.
105 years after the first race which took off from the Tuileries Gardens in front of 100 000 spectators, Gap-Tallard will, for the first time ever, host the oldest air race in the world, the famous Gordon Bennett Cup in Ballooning. 54th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett - International Gas Ballon Race
Friday, 24 September 2010 16:35
Up to 21 teams from 12 countries around the world will compete in the 54th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett. Taking off at dusk from a site near Bristol, the team which flies the furthest distance from the start point wins the race. More Articles... |
In May 2013, a test flight was undergone by the Organising Committee ahead of the 
The CIA Plenary Meeting, held in Rio de Janeiro on March 22 and 23, has finally decided. The 21st FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship will be held in San Carlos/Brazil in 2014. This decision came along after long, difficult and tiresome discussions at the Plenary, but to the satisfaction of a majority of the delegates present. Competitors may now confidently start their preparations.
Following the call for registration which ended on 15 February, the countries participating in the 
During the closing ceremony of the 
The 2012 LUXGSM - World Balloon Trophy (FAI Category 1 event) took place in Echternach, Luxemburg, from 11 to 15 July.
The 17th FAI European Hot air Balloon Championship will take place in Lleida, from September 15th to September 23rd 2011.
