A hot air balloon carrying traveler Fyodor Konyukhov and president of the Russian Ballooning Federation Ivan Menyaylo takes off at the start of their transcontinental flight to Krasnoyarsk region in Kirovsk, Murmansk region, Russia. Konyukhov and Menyaylo plan to set two world records at once - in flight distance and duration, and to stay in the air without landing for more than 60 hours, covering a distance of up to 2,500 kilometers. Especially for this expedition, a thermal balloon "PhosAgro" with a shell volume of 12,000 square meters was made in Russia - the largest balloon created in the entire history of Russian aeronautics.24.03.2023#8397549
A hot air balloon carrying traveler Fyodor Konyukhov and president of the Russian Ballooning Federation Ivan Menyaylo takes off at the start of their transcontinental flight to Krasnoyarsk region in Kirovsk, Murmansk region, Russia. Konyukhov and Menyaylo plan to set two world records at once - in flight distance and duration, and to stay in the air without landing for more than 60 hours, covering a distance of up to 2,500 kilometers. Especially for this expedition, a thermal balloon "PhosAgro" with a shell volume of 12,000 square meters was made in Russia - the largest balloon created in the entire history of Russian aeronautics.24.03.2023#8397543
A hot air balloon carrying traveler Fyodor Konyukhov and president of the Russian Ballooning Federation Ivan Menyaylo takes off at the start of their transcontinental flight to Krasnoyarsk region in Kirovsk, Murmansk region, Russia. Konyukhov and Menyaylo plan to set two world records at once - in flight distance and duration, and to stay in the air without landing for more than 60 hours, covering a distance of up to 2,500 kilometers. Especially for this expedition, a thermal balloon "PhosAgro" with a shell volume of 12,000 square meters was made in Russia - the largest balloon created in the entire history of Russian aeronautics.24.03.2023#8397542
President of the Russian Ballooning Federation Ivan Menyaylo talks to the media at the start of his transcontinental flight with traveler Fyodor Konyukhov to Krasnoyarsk region in Kirovsk, Murmansk region, Russia. Konyukhov and Menyaylo plan to set two world records at once - in flight distance and duration, and to stay in the air without landing for more than 60 hours, covering a distance of up to 2,500 kilometers. Especially for this expedition, a thermal balloon "PhosAgro" with a shell volume of 12,000 square meters was made in Russia - the largest balloon created in the entire history of Russian aeronautics.24.03.2023#8397496
A hot air balloon is prepared for take-off at the start of the transcontinental flight of Russian traveler Fyodor Konyukhov and president of the Russian Ballooning Federation Ivan Menyaylo to Krasnoyarsk region in Kirovsk, Murmansk region, Russia. Konyukhov and Menyaylo plan to set two world records at once - in flight distance and duration, and to stay in the air without landing for more than 60 hours, covering a distance of up to 2,500 kilometers. Especially for this expedition, a thermal balloon "PhosAgro" with a shell volume of 12,000 square meters was made in Russia - the largest balloon created in the entire history of Russian aeronautics.24.03.2023#8397493
A hot air balloon is prepared for take-off at the start of the transcontinental flight of Russian traveler Fyodor Konyukhov and president of the Russian Ballooning Federation Ivan Menyaylo to Krasnoyarsk region in Kirovsk, Murmansk region, Russia. Konyukhov and Menyaylo plan to set two world records at once - in flight distance and duration, and to stay in the air without landing for more than 60 hours, covering a distance of up to 2,500 kilometers. Especially for this expedition, a thermal balloon "PhosAgro" with a shell volume of 12,000 square meters was made in Russia - the largest balloon created in the entire history of Russian aeronautics.24.03.2023#8397492
A hot air balloon is prepared for take-off at the start of the transcontinental flight of Russian traveler Fyodor Konyukhov and president of the Russian Ballooning Federation Ivan Menyaylo to Krasnoyarsk region in Kirovsk, Murmansk region, Russia. Konyukhov and Menyaylo plan to set two world records at once - in flight distance and duration, and to stay in the air without landing for more than 60 hours, covering a distance of up to 2,500 kilometers. Especially for this expedition, a thermal balloon "PhosAgro" with a shell volume of 12,000 square meters was made in Russia - the largest balloon created in the entire history of Russian aeronautics.24.03.2023#8397490
A hot air balloon is prepared for take-off at the start of the transcontinental flight of Russian traveler Fyodor Konyukhov and president of the Russian Ballooning Federation Ivan Menyaylo to Krasnoyarsk region in Kirovsk, Murmansk region, Russia. Konyukhov and Menyaylo plan to set two world records at once - in flight distance and duration, and to stay in the air without landing for more than 60 hours, covering a distance of up to 2,500 kilometers. Especially for this expedition, a thermal balloon "PhosAgro" with a shell volume of 12,000 square meters was made in Russia - the largest balloon created in the entire history of Russian aeronautics.24.03.2023#8397489
A hot air balloon carrying traveler Fyodor Konyukhov and president of the Russian Ballooning Federation Ivan Menyaylo takes off at the start of their transcontinental flight to Krasnoyarsk region in Kirovsk, Murmansk region, Russia. Konyukhov and Menyaylo plan to set two world records at once - in flight distance and duration, and to stay in the air without landing for more than 60 hours, covering a distance of up to 2,500 kilometers. Especially for this expedition, a thermal balloon "PhosAgro" with a shell volume of 12,000 square meters was made in Russia - the largest balloon created in the entire history of Russian aeronautics.24.03.2023#8397487
Russian traveler Fyodor Konyukhov talks to the media at the start of his transcontinental flight with president of the Russian Ballooning Federation Ivan Menyaylo to Krasnoyarsk region in Kirovsk, Murmansk region, Russia. Konyukhov and Menyaylo plan to set two world records at once - in flight distance and duration, and to stay in the air without landing for more than 60 hours, covering a distance of up to 2,500 kilometers. Especially for this expedition, a thermal balloon "PhosAgro" with a shell volume of 12,000 square meters was made in Russia - the largest balloon created in the entire history of Russian aeronautics.24.03.2023#8397486
A hot air balloon is prepared for take-off at the start of the transcontinental flight of Russian traveler Fyodor Konyukhov and president of the Russian Ballooning Federation Ivan Menyaylo to Krasnoyarsk region in Kirovsk, Murmansk region, Russia. Konyukhov and Menyaylo plan to set two world records at once - in flight distance and duration, and to stay in the air without landing for more than 60 hours, covering a distance of up to 2,500 kilometers. Especially for this expedition, a thermal balloon "PhosAgro" with a shell volume of 12,000 square meters was made in Russia - the largest balloon created in the entire history of Russian aeronautics.24.03.2023#8397484
A hot air balloon is prepared for take-off at the start of the transcontinental flight of Russian traveler Fyodor Konyukhov and president of the Russian Ballooning Federation Ivan Menyaylo to Krasnoyarsk region in Kirovsk, Murmansk region, Russia. Konyukhov and Menyaylo plan to set two world records at once - in flight distance and duration, and to stay in the air without landing for more than 60 hours, covering a distance of up to 2,500 kilometers. Especially for this expedition, a thermal balloon "PhosAgro" with a shell volume of 12,000 square meters was made in Russia - the largest balloon created in the entire history of Russian aeronautics.24.03.2023#8397483
Russian traveler Fyodor Konyukhov talks to the media at the start of his transcontinental flight with president of the Russian Ballooning Federation Ivan Menyaylo to Krasnoyarsk region in Kirovsk, Murmansk region, Russia. Konyukhov and Menyaylo plan to set two world records at once - in flight distance and duration, and to stay in the air without landing for more than 60 hours, covering a distance of up to 2,500 kilometers. Especially for this expedition, a thermal balloon "PhosAgro" with a shell volume of 12,000 square meters was made in Russia - the largest balloon created in the entire history of Russian aeronautics.24.03.2023#8397481
A hot air balloon is prepared for take-off at the start of the transcontinental flight of Russian traveler Fyodor Konyukhov and president of the Russian Ballooning Federation Ivan Menyaylo to Krasnoyarsk region in Kirovsk, Murmansk region, Russia. Konyukhov and Menyaylo plan to set two world records at once - in flight distance and duration, and to stay in the air without landing for more than 60 hours, covering a distance of up to 2,500 kilometers. Especially for this expedition, a thermal balloon "PhosAgro" with a shell volume of 12,000 square meters was made in Russia - the largest balloon created in the entire history of Russian aeronautics.24.03.2023#8397480
Traveler Fyodor Konyukhov and president of the Russian Ballooning Federation Ivan Menyaylo are seen next to a hot air balloon at the start of their transcontinental flight to Krasnoyarsk region in Kirovsk, Murmansk region, Russia. Konyukhov and Menyaylo plan to set two world records at once - in flight distance and duration, and to stay in the air without landing for more than 60 hours, covering a distance of up to 2,500 kilometers. Especially for this expedition, a thermal balloon "PhosAgro" with a shell volume of 12,000 square meters was made in Russia - the largest balloon created in the entire history of Russian aeronautics.24.03.2023#8397479