Russian priest Fedor Konyukhov set a world record for the world tour in a balloon

• The Russian priest Fedor Konyukhov set a world record for the world tour in a balloon

Russian traveler, balloonist and archpriest of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate Fedor Konyukhov has made a single trip around the world in a balloon and broke the world record, breaking 34, 7 thousand kilometers in 11 days and 6 hours.

The Russian traveler Fedor Konyukhov near his balloon before take-off from Northam, Western Australia, July 11, 2016.

Balloon Fedor Konyukhov, filled with helium and hot air, flying at an altitude of 6000 meters above the ground near the town of Northam in Western Australia.

Fedor Konyukhov broke the previous record, which was held for 14 years. In 2002, an American businessman Steve Fossett made a trip around the world in a balloon, breaking distance of 33 thousand kilometers in 13 days and 8 hours. The starting point Fossetta also served Northam. Archpriest of the Russian Orthodox Church Fedor Konyukhov did a longer path than the previous record-holder, for a smaller period of time.

Airspeed balloon reached 240 kilometers per hour. At an altitude of about 10,600 meters Konyukhov had to pull the helium to the balloon into the stratosphere is not claimed.

During his journey Grooms faced a number of difficulties. All 11 days he spent in the gondola in height and 2 meters long and a width of 1, 8 meters. Outside air temperature dropped to -55S. When in the nacelle broken heater, to heat the ice had Konjuhovu to obtain drinking water, the main burner of the balloon, and fight the formation of ice in the oxygen mask.

A total of Grooms slept four hours a day, highlighting a dream for 30 - 40 minutes between the planned outputs for communications and test equipment.

One of the most difficult stages of travel was the landing of the balloon. Six helicopters followed the 1, 8-ton balloon to help Konyukhov successfully land on a 500-km stretch between Northam and Kalgoorlie. balloon envelope is covered with aluminum foil, so it was impossible to prevent its contact with power lines.