Event

Larry Walters, a.k.a

2 Jul 1982 · 33.74° N, 118.31° W

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When
2 Jul 1982
Kind
Event
Coordinates
33.74° N, 118.31° W
Description
Larry Walters, a.k.a. Lawnchair Larry, flies 16,000 feet above Long Beach, California, in a lawn chair with weather balloons attached.

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Lawnchair Larry flight.

Lawnchair Larry flight

Homemade aerostat using weather balloons

On July 2, 1982, Larry Walters made a 45-minute flight in a homemade aerostat made of an ordinary lawn chair and 42 helium-filled weather balloons. The aircraft rose to an altitude of about 16,000 feet (4,900 m), drifted from the point of liftoff in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, and entered controlled airspace near Long Beach Airport.

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