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USA, man flies on a 150 helium balloons lawn chair

Bend, USA - It's happened in Oregon

Kent Couch, 48, from Oregon (USA), had an exceptional performance last Saturday, nearby Bend, Oregon, his hometown. Sitting on a lawn chair, he's caught flight thanks to 150 balloons full of helium tied to the chair, and flown from Bend to Cambridge, Idaho, for 370km, with an average speed of 32km/h, according to the man. He has lifted off from a gas station in Bend, owned by Couch, after he...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1091994
Rome, Italy, 07/07/2008 15:55
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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