Mit dem Wind um die Welt

Synopsis of Mit dem Wind um die Welt

«Mit dem Wind um die Welt» is the travel and adventure chronicle by Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones, published by Piper in paperback (396 pages, in German).

Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones recount the first non-stop flight around the world in a balloon, aboard the Breitling Orbiter 3. Alternating their voices, they describe the technical difficulties and negotiations with countries to obtain overflight permits, as well as the support of the ground team and the challenge of breaking distance and duration records.

This 2001 edition belongs to the Piper Series and includes 60 color photographs. The flight took place in March 1999.

For those interested in aviation, the history of records and real travel stories.