俄罗斯热气球飞行家完成环球之旅

BBC News – Fyodor Konyukhov, 65, A Russian balloonist has set a new record for flying non-stop around the world, his support crew have said.

BBC新闻 – 俄罗斯热气球飞行家，65岁的费奥多.考纽科夫创造了不着陆环球飞行新纪录，他的后勤人员说。

Konyukhov's balloon was said to have passed directly over the airfield in the Australian town of Northam where he began his journey 11 days ago. He landed safely about three hours after passing Northam.

考纽科夫的气球据悉直接飞过了11天前他开始环球之旅的澳大利亚诺瑟姆镇的机场。约三小时后他安全着陆。

If his record is confirmed by the World Air Sports Federation, he will have taken more than two days off the record set by American Steve Fossett in 2002.

如果他的纪录得到世界航空运动联盟的确认，他将把美国人史蒂夫.福塞特2002年创造的纪录缩短两天多。

Konyukhov's route took him from Australia to above New Zealand, the Pacific Ocean, South America, the Cape of Good Hope and the Southern Ocean.

考纽科夫的航线带他从澳大利亚飞过了新西兰，太平洋，南美洲，好望角和南大洋上空。

As he made his way back to Australia, his website reported his comments as a polar jet stream pushed him towards Antarctica. It is "scary to be so down south and away from civilisation," he said. "This place feels very lonely and remote. No land, no planes, no ships."

当他回身往澳大利亚飞时，一股极地高空射流把他推向南极洲，他的网站发表他的评论说：“往南去得这么远，远离文明社会，真是吓人。”他说。“这个地方感觉非常偏僻荒远。没有陆地，没有飞机，没有船。”

His crew said the balloon, which is 56m tall and uses helium and hot air, covered the route in 11 days and six hours, beating Fossett's record by more than two days.

他的团队说，热气球高56米，使用氦气和热空气，用11天6小时飞完全程，比福塞特的纪录少用两天多。

The American, who also started from Northam, took 13 days and eight hours in setting his record.

美国人福塞特也是从诺瑟姆启程，用时13天8小时创造了他的纪录。

There has been no immediate comment by the World Air Sports Federation.

世界航空运动联盟未立即予以置评。