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Lawn-chair balloonist plans flight over Iraq | ||||
2011-11-15 | ||||
In 2008, he flew from Oregon to Idaho. Next week, gas-station owner Kent Couch will fly again, this time over Iraq -- in his balloon-powered lawn chair. On November 15th, Couch and Iraqi extreme sport enthusiast Fareed Lafta will board lawn chairs, fitted with 300 balloons instead of Couch's usual 150. "We're going to have two guys on one platform," Couch said. "So we'll have two lawn chairs connected, and we'll launch with twice as many balloons." Equipped with oxygen masks, they'll lift off in Baghdad's Green Zone, soaring to 25,000 feet for more than 24 hours, in an effort to benefit a charity for Iraqi children. First, they'll make sure both the US and Iraqi militaries are aware of the flight.
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Posted by:American Delight |
#1 Sounds Like a target to me. There IS a war going on there. Morons |
Posted by: Redneck Jim 2011-11-15 11:04 |