RA-2900G - Round the World in 11 Days!RA-2900G - Round the World in 11 Days!

‘Dr’ Dave Boxall,

RTW2016 Team Tech

& all round clever bloke!

cold testing samples

back last autumn.

Fedor Konyukhov,the Russian adventurer flying

a Cameron Balloons Ltd,

Bristol-made Roziere balloon

succeeded in flying

around the world, taking

the record maintained by

the FAI for the shortest

time to circumnavigation

the Earth.

Teams Year Time RTW Distance Flight Duration

Piccard & Jones 2000 15d 10h 24m 40,814km 19d 21h 47m

Steve Fossett 2002 13d 12h 10m 33,195km 14d 19h 50m

Fedor Konyukhov 2016 11d 5h 32m 33,521km 11d 8h 42m

Figures subject to confirmation

Fedor Konyukhov’s voyage began at sunrise on Tuesday 12th

July at 7.33 am (Monday 11th at 23.33 UTC) and he crossed

the meridian of his take-off on Saturday 23rd at 05.05 UTC,

beating the record set by Steve Fossett in 2002.

Gas CellVolume

550,000 cu. ft

Standingat

56 metersin height!

Gondola2.2 tall,

1.6m wide &2.1 long

It was an incredibly nail-biting journey,

Fedor avoided storm clouds over Chile,

dealt with snow and ice build-up on the

balloon and gondola, and survived

temperatures of minus 50 Celsius. Even

Fedor’s oxygen masks froze as he inhaled

so he had to keep one inside his clothing

to thaw it out while breathing

through the other. As he left

the African coast a low

pressure system carried

the balloon south by

approximately 65 degrees

taking Fedor towards

Antarctica!

The biggest challenge for Fedor was certainly the weather,

There was a great deal of advice supplied from

his back-up team in Northam, Bristol and

Belguim, but Fedor, as described by his

Project Managing son, Oscar, is a tough

individual and he carefully calculated his

route to survive but also to maintain speed and

beat the record.

Fedor crossed the Australian coast on Saturday morning and flew within

sight of his take-off point in Northam near Perth. On the evening of Saturday

All three of theseWorld Record-Breaking

balloons have been madein the Cameron BalloonsFactory, in Bedminster,

Bristol!

Did youknow...

Fedor‘s home from home

Average Altitude

23,000 ft amsl /7,000m amsl

AverageSpeed80kts /92mph

Congratulations to Fedor and to all who played a part in making this incredible journey happen.

Pete Johnson,

RTW2016 Team

Burner Guru

Oscar

Konyukhov

Project & Flight

Director

(Fedor’s Son)

23rd July (Western Australia time) Fedor landed, only 194 km

from his take-off site 11 days earlier. This is just incredible!

A wonderful end to a great aeronautical adventure.

35 x 205L

Duplex S/S

Cylinder

Fuel Weight

at Take-off

3,675kg!

Thank you to all those who tweeted, facebooked, took photo’s and blogged Fedor’s record-breaking

news - we are all very proud to be an integral part of aviation history.

Andy Skirrow,

RTW2016 Team

Electronics

wizard

but by flying at different heights he managed to fly around

these huge thunderstorms and low pressure areas.

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issue 46 - 2016

CAMERON

NEWSLETTER

BALLOONS

The Perfect Baby!

Karen and our Belgian dealer Koen first met each other at the annual

Barneveld Balloon Fiesta some years ago. Karen was working as a

volunteer bringing passengers from the VIP-terrace to the balloon baskets,

and one thing led to another…they fell in love.

Earlier this year, on 26th April, Karen gave birth to a little girl called Lente.

Her name is the Dutch word for ‘spring’.

To celebrate Lente’s arrival, and to share their

happiness with everybody, Karen and Koen

designed a special Cameron Z-120 balloon

- a beautiful baby! The newly extended

family will be travelling with their new

baby balloon to festivals around the

world and the balloon will make its very

first flight at the Barneveld Balloon

Fiesta on 17th August 2016; which is also

very symbolic to Karen and Koen, as they

can celebrate an important anniversary, the

balloon meet where they first met!

NEW Shapes

in Production

Experience the wonder of floating over

one of the earth’s most ancient landscapes.

Credit:

Andrea Davey

New Singha Beer

Credit:

Andrea Davey

This August Eastern Safaris, the company behind Balloons over Bagan have launched an exciting new hot-air

balloon experience, Balloons over Atacama. Based in the heart of Chile’s northern desert, daily flights will take

off from the 12th August inviting guests to rediscover the romance of travelling by air.

Their clients will experience the immersive sensation of floating over one of the earth’s most ancient, natural and

unique landscapes. Balloons Over Atacama’s Pilots, many of which also fly for the company in Myanmar

share their enthusiasm for ballooning while offering this unforgettable experience for clients who are

sure to feel like adventurers and explorers flying over one of the most arid places on earth.

Welcome to the new Singha

Beer Z-120 flying at this year’s

Bristol Balloon Fiesta, enroute

to it’s home in Thailand.

A couple of new

Special Shapes in

build this summer at

Cameron Balloons

Ltd, will be ready

to launch later in

the year.

Distinctive design for The RAAF

The Royal Australian Air Force launched a new cutting-edge

hot-air balloon, linking the oldest & newest forms of aviation in

a distinctive design, reflecting the Air Force’s evolution in

the 21st century.

“Designed and manufactured by UK-based company Cameron

Balloons Ltd, the balloon required an impressive 1574 panels to

create the Air Force fighter pilot helmet shape complete with visor,

oxygen mask and oxygen hose.” Air Marshal Davies said.

+44 (0)117 963 7216

sa les@cameronba l loons .co .uk

Bear Necessities

Wonderful,

Lovely New

Colleagues!

Joe!!!

Superlight O-90 just 73kg

Museum of the Moon is a new touring artwork by artist Luke Jerram.

Measuring seven metres in diameter, the inflated moon features

detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface. At an approximate scale

of 1:500,000, each centimetre of the internally lit spherical sculpture

represents about 5km of the moon’s surface.

Over its lifetime, the Museum of the Moon will be presented in a

number of different ways both indoors and outdoors, so altering the

experience and interpretation of Luke’s artwork. “As it travels from

place to place, it will gather new musical compositions and an ongoing

collection of personal responses, stories and mythologies, as well as

highlighting the latest moon science”, Luke explains.

The installation is a fusion of lunar imagery, moonlight and a surround sound

composition, created by the BAFTA and Ivor Novello award winning composer Dan Jones.

The Moon’s a Balloon

Compliant EASA Safety Kit

A one-stop shop for all your

EASA-compliant needs!

This green pocket -bag

with easy-view lid contains:

2kg Fire Extinguisher,

Specialised First Aid Kit and

Fire Blanket - in a separate,

easy-access red pouch.

Superb Offerings From CBL

More innovative changes at the World’s

favourite balloon manufacturer:

Knowing how far away and which

balloon is flying above you is

always reassuring... So why not

have See-Safe windows in your

NEW Cameron Balloons built

balloon? - just £50 each.

With a wide choice of

colours, clients are now

offered leather free of charge

on their new basket orders.

Chris - our man in the moon!

Cameron Balloons Ltd are

delighted to introduce another

new pilot, Mark Thompson

and his BRAND NEW

SUPERLIGHT balloon.

The O-90 is named proudly

in memory of Mark’s mother,

Julia - ‘G-JLIA’.

Mark has also taken delivery of

the latest Hi-Spec NANO basket

weighing just 40kg. Together, even

with turning vents, a couple of AluGas

fuel cylinders and a new double shadow

burner, the whole kit weighs only 163kg!!

Everyone at Cameron Balloons would like

to wish Mark and his family, many lovely

and memorable flights.

Next Maintenance Course

Don’t forget to keep a keen eye on our website

www.cameronballoons.co.uk and & Facebook

pages for all the very latest news, including confirmation

dates of our next maintenance course in Bristol.

Gordon Bennett 2016

We are getting the basket ready for Gordon Bennett 2016.

Yes, it is going to be rather 'cosy' for the famous, long-

distance, competition flight, launching from Gladbeck,

in September... but weight-saving is all part of the plan.

Together Clive Bailey (L), John Rose (R) and with

Cameron Balloons, we are are

TTTTTeamGBGaseamGBGaseamGBGaseamGBGaseamGBGas.

THANK YOU!

'Hello Julia and Cameron team,

Both flights I took the sponsors with me. They

where all proud & happy! It was great! We've got lots

of enthusiastic reactions & great pictures!

I really want to thank you & everybody who was part

of this project! Thank you Cameron team for this

great job! THANK YOU!!

Best regards,

Stijn, Nathalie & team'

- Z-133 CN 11960 -

The NEW Think Pink

hot-air balloon.

This really cute chef bear

has been built by Cameron

Balloons for Bimbo, the

multinational, baked goods

manufacturing company.

#RiseAndShine

We have been working very hard in 2016 and are

delighted to say we are 20% up on balloons ordered.

Thank you to all our wonderful clients, customers

and our very hard-working dealer network.

Working hard

A warm welcome to

Joe (top), who joins

the team in artwork

and cutting. To Billy

(middle), one of our

new designers.

To Niko and Eloise

(left & right) both

accomplished machinists,

and a warm welcome back to Aidan

who joins our technical print team.

£191 ex. vat

valid Aug ‘16

All prices vaild Aug ‘16

#GB2016

#GasBallooning

#CameronBalloonsGB1000

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