Indian textile millionaire

Indian textile millionaire and aviator Vijaypat Singhania has broken a 17-year-old record for hot air balloons by reaching 69,852 ft. in a 2-hr. 14-min. ascent that began from a race track in Mumbai and ended an hour's drive outside the city. Singhania, who has set records in microlites and...

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