Who took a hot air balloon up the farthest?
Vijaypat Singhania
Did he set a national or international record?
international
When did he do this?
2005
What date?
In November
Where did he take off?
Bombay
And come down?
Panchale
Who held the record before?
Per Lindstrand
When was his flight?
1988
Where?
Plano
Which group certifies these records?
FAI
Which stands for?
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
What category covers crafts that take off with their own energy?
Altitude
And those that use other crafts to get off the ground?
Altitude gain
What do you need to have an "official" record?
employment of FAI-certified observers
Do all records have these?
No
Are there any records before the age of ballooning?
No
What are some of the sub-categories of the records?
the airframe is one
Name another one.
the powerplant type
Were all the records certified by FAI?
No
Why not?
the flight occurred prior to the creation of the FAI