| Probably one of the earliest of human
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| | A flying balloon is operated by partially
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| wishes and the subject of endless
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| | inflating the envelope with cold air and
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| endeavor is flight. More than the
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| | then using propane burners to inflate the
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| attendant romance to this possibility, it
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| | balloon through the opening or mouth.
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| is the idea of utter freedom that makes
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| | The heat source produces enough heat to
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| flying so alluring and men have not
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| | create a difference in temperature
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| slowed down in their quest to discover
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| | between the air inside the balloon and
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| and use technology to make this dream
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| | the air surrounding it. When the air
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| come true. And he has, to some degree,
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| | temperature inside the balloon is higher
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| successfully used his skill and knowledge
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| | than the ambient air, it becomes lighter
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| by inventing the hot air balloon.
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| | and rises, carrying its gondola and
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| How these balloons rose to fame
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| | passengers with it.
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| What we have today in terms of modern
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| | The altitude a balloon can reach depends
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| balloon technology we owe to the Josef
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| | on the difference between the temperature
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| and Etienne Montgolfier of Annonay,
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| | inside the envelope and the surrounding
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| France who flew the first successful hot
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| | air. Theoretically, the higher the
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| air balloon in 1783, with animals onboard
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| | temperature difference (with the inside
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| as passengers. As paper manufacturers,
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| | envelope temperature higher than the
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| the brothers had initially noticed that
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| | ambient air), the higher the balloon will
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| ash rose with the flames when they burned
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| | go. However, increase in temperature can
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| paper. When animals survived the flight,
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| | cause faster degradation of nylon so
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| it was decided that humans can safely go
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| | internal temperature is limited to 250
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| onboard.
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| | degrees Fahrenheit.
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| King Louis XVI, also known as Marie
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| | Why hot air balloons are so popular
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| Antoniette's husband, declared that only
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| | Modern use of flying balloons is
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| condemned criminals should be allowed to
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| | primarily recreational, although they are
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| man balloon flights. Two very brave men,
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| | also used for other purposes, for
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| Marquis Francois d'Arlandes and Pilatre
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| | example, as methods of transportation for
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| de Rozier, a physicist, successfully
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| | scientific studies involving tree
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| lobbied to be allowed to participate in
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| | canopies and animal life at higher
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| the first flight. Their balloons were
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| | altitudes.
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| made of cloth with hot air supplied by a
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| | Hot air balloons have continued to
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| grill.
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| | attract new enthusiasts because they are
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| The military connection
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| | relatively simple to operate and are
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| The earliest recorded use of hot air
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| | provide an exhilarating experience
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| balloons were those employed during the
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| | coupled with spectacular views. They are
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| Shu era by Chinese General Zhuge Liang, a
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| | also relatively smooth and quiet, aside
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| distinguished administrator and
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| | from the sound of occasional bursts from
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| strategist. His unmanned balloons,
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| | propane burners.
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| called Kongming lanterns, were used by
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| | Sport balloon highs
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| the military as a means to exchange
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| | The highest altitude ever achieved on a
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| signals with their comrades.
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| | balloon was made by Vijaypat Singhania of
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| Manned use for military purposes was done
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| | Bombay, India, reaching 69,852 feet on
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| by the French during the Revolutionary
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| | November 26, 2005. He broke the previous
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| wars when they used a hydrogen balloon to
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| | record set by Per Lindstrand by 4,872
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| spy on the Austrian army in 1794.
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| | feet.
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| Balloons were also used by the
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| | The farthest flight ever completed on a
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| Confederate army during the American
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| | hot air balloon was made by the Virgin
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| civil war, although they were
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| | Pacific Flyer when Per Lindstrand and
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| unsuccessful and incompetent enough to be
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| | Richard Branson of U.K. flew to Northern
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| captured by the Union.
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| | Canada from Japan. They covered 7,671.91
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| How balloons rise
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| | km. on January 15, 1991.
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| Today's balloons are almost similar to
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| | The longest flight duration was clocked
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| the ones flown during the early years,
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| | at 50 hours and 38 minutes. Two
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| except that modern balloons use more
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| | Japanese, Hirosuke Tekezawa and Michio
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| durable and safer materials. Basically,
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| | Kanda completed this flight on January 2,
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| a hot air balloon consists of the
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| | 1997.
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| gondola, which carries the passengers and
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| | The largest balloon ever built was
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| holds the heat source and the balloon or
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| | measured at 2,600,000 cubic feet and was
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| envelope which keeps the warm air
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| | used during the Virgin Pacific Flyer
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| contained. The cloth used for the balloon
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| | record-setting flight. The manned flight
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| is usually made from nylon and the mouth
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| | also recorded the highest ground speed at
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| closest to the flame is made from
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| | 394 km per hour.
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| fire-resistant fabric.
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