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Per Lindstrand

Swedish aeronautical engineer · Sweden · Scientists · Born 1948 · age 78

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Per Lindstrand is a Swedish aeronautical engineer, pilot, adventurer, and entrepreneur. He is known for his series of record-breaking trans-oceanic hot air balloon flights and attempts to be the first to fly a Rozière balloon around the Earth - all with British entrepreneur, Sir Richard Branson.

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A 1998 attempt at an around-the-world balloon flight by Branson, Fossett, and Lindstrand ends in the Pacific Ocean on 25 December 1998.A 1998 attempt at an around-the-world balloon flight by Branson, Fossett, and Lindstrand ends in the Pacific Ocean on 25 December 1998.

Awards

Körber European Science Prize1999

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Per Lindstrand is a Swedish aeronautical engineer, pilot, adventurer, and entrepreneur. He is known for his series of record-breaking trans-oceanic hot air balloon flights and attempts to be the first to fly a Rozière balloon around the Earth - all with British entrepreneur, Sir Richard Branson. He is also the founder of Lindstrand Balloons, a hot air balloon manufacturer based in Oswestry, England.

Country
Sweden
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
living
Dates
Born 1948 · age 78

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