Balloon Life -September 1995

THE MAGAZINE FOR HOT AIR BALLOONING

October 1995
Volume 10, Number 10

Features

Tragedy in Belarus
Alan Fraenckel and John Stuart-Jervis were shot out of the air by a Belarussian military helicopter while they were participating in the Coupe de Gordon Bennett gas balloon race.

What a Great Sport!
Kent Horizon High Flyers balloon Meet - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Twenty pilots representing 12 nations participated in the first ballooning to take place in Malaysia.

Great Texas Balloon Race
John Strack of Fayetteville, Arkansas flying a borrowed balloon slipped the key "into his pocket" and the $50,000+ cash prize.

Virgin Global Challenger
Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand's plan to attempt The Last Great Aviation Challenge--Non-stop circumnavigation of the World by balloon.

Reviews
Ride The Wind USA to Africa
Behrmann Calendars for 1996

Special Report: Special Shape Balloons

Shapes-They're Grrrrreat!
The history and making of Special Shapes

Look! Up in the Sky!
Magical though they are, have you ever wondered where the ideas for some of these flying gizmos come from?.

Checklist

Editor

Preflight
News and Information

Repair Station
Shipshape? In Bad Shape?
Shapeless? Shapeup?

Legal Log

Balloon Life Marketplace
Products and Services for sale

Postflight
Letter to the Editor

Balloonmeister
Joe Kittinger

Freeflight
Bill Murtorff
My Summer Vacation, Almost

Hangar Flying
with George Denniston
Forbearance

Cover Photo: A game of 21at the World Hot Air Balloon Championship on Battle Creek. Photo: Dick Stomberg