Its size compares to a 7-storey commercial building

"The Emirates Flag Balloon" prepares for international tours

The technical equipment of the balloon was specially manufactured for the balloon of the UAE flag.

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The Emirates Balloon has revealed the start of the countdown to launch the "UAE Flag Balloon" next November, as part of its participation in the country's celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the federation, which is represented in the completion of its regional and global tours that end in March 2022, and includes the presentation of a large number of paintings that will be drawn by the team During his flight in all the emirates and regions of the country, starting from the capital Abu Dhabi.

The team is currently working on designing its website to provide an opportunity for local and international audiences to see the Emirati balloon march that spanned 18 years, and started with a balloon bearing the slogan "The world will not forget you, Zayed", in memory of the founding leader, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (God bless May God rest his soul), in gratitude and loyalty from the people of the state to the late leader of the march.

Captain Pilot Abdulaziz Nasser Al Mansoori, head of the Emirates Balloon, expressed his pride and pride in flying with the wise leadership balloons locally and internationally, during which he received many regional and international awards in addition to being honored by a large number of heads and leaders of Arab and foreign countries, stressing that participating in the 50th anniversary is a national duty. To highlight the tremendous efforts made by the wise leadership over 50 years. For his part, Captain Russell Clack, the technical supervisor of the participation of the UAE flag balloon, explained that the participation will include the launch of the Middle East Balloon Festival, the first of its kind, which passes in a number of Arab countries alongside the State of Israel and both Sudan and Morocco, in addition to a number of international teams that will present The most beautiful and largest painting of peace in the sky of these countries, sending a message summarized in the rejection of violence in all its forms and coexistence in peace and harmony with various cultures and religions.Clack explained that a number of technical equipment for the balloon was specially manufactured for the UAE flag balloon, due to its large size comparable to the size of a seven-storey commercial building, in order to facilitate the ability to fly with this complex type of airship, as the UAE will become the first and only in the Middle East region. Which participates internationally with this type of airship.

Al-Mansouri: "Participating in the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Union is a national duty."

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