Larry Walters
Larry Walters
Lawrence "Larry" Richard Walters, nicknamed "Lawnchair Larry" or the "Lawn Chair Pilot",was an American truck driver who took flight on July 2, 1982, in a homemade airship. Dubbed Inspiration I, the "flying machine" consisted of an ordinary patio chair with 45 helium-filled weather balloons attached to it. Walters rose to an altitude of over 15,000 feetand floated from his point of origin in San Pedro, California, into controlled airspace near Los Angeles International Airport. His flight was widely reported...
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