Auguste Piccard (SUI)

Status 
ratified - superseded since approved
Zone 
World
Class 
A (Ballooning)
Sub-Class 
A-8th (Gas balloons: 4001 m³ and above)
Category 
General
Type of record 
Altitude
Performance 
15 781 m
Date 
27 May 1931
Course / Location 
Augsburg (Germany) - Obergurgl Glacier (Austria)
Claimant 
Auguste Piccard (SUI)
Crew 
Paul KIPFER
Aircraft 
TOP 80
Aircraft manufacturer 
Marbella