How High Did Glaisher Fly?
Estimates Suggest That He Rose to More Than 9,500 Metres (31,200 Feet) and as Much as 10,900 Metres (35,800 Feet) Above Sea Level. Glaisher Lost Consciousness...
Estimates suggest that he rose to more than 9,500 metres (31,200 feet) and as much as 10,900 metres (35,800 feet) above sea level. Glaisher lost consciousness during the ascent and Coxwell lost all sensation in his hands.
What was the maximum height James Glaisher and Henry Coxwell reached in 1862?
On 5 September 1862 the intrepid balloonists and meteorologists Glaisher and Coxwell ascended from Wolverhampton in their gas balloon to a height of 37,000 feet, the greatest height ever reached by balloon.
How high did they fly in the aeronauts?
David G. Simons flew to an altitude of 101,516 feet (30,942 m) on Aug. 19-20, 1957.
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