In January 1991, in  the Virgin Pacific Flyer (a hot air balloon measuring 74,000 m³ (2,600,300 ft³), designed and built by Thunder & Colt), Lindstrand and Branson completed the longest flight in lighter-than-air history when they flew 6761 miles from Japan to Northern Canada.
In January 1991, on a gigantic hot air balloon called the Virgin Pacific Flyer (created by Thunder & Colt), Lindstrand and Branson achieved the longest journey in lighter-than-air travel history when they flew 6761 miles from Japan to Northern Canada.