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The National Balloon Museum in 2009. The National Balloon Museum is a non-profit museum in Indianola, Iowa. It was founded in 1975 in short term locations, later gaining a permanent location in 1988. [1] All of the museum's exhibits are about hot air ballooning and gas ballooning. [2] The museum is in the shape of a hot air balloon's gondola. [2]
The National Balloon Classic is an annual hot air balloon festival held at the Memorial Balloon Field in Indianola, Iowa. The classic is a nine-day event with nearly 100 hot air balloons. The classic is a nine-day event with nearly 100 hot air balloons.
Indianola is a city in Warren County, Iowa, United States, located 14 miles (23 km) south of downtown Des Moines. The population was 15,833 at the time of the 2020 census . [ 4 ] It is the county seat of Warren County . [ 5 ]
Don't forget your tickets or your lawn chair but leave the picnic basket at home when you float over to Indianola for the National Balloon Classic.
"Cy in the Sky" is a 70-foot-tall hot air balloon with Cy on one side and the words Iowa State and its logo on the other side. Owners Bill and Toni Woodman say the balloon is the largest on record ...
The Balloon Federation of America (BFA) is a 501c3 non-profit group for the advancement of lighter-than-air aviation which includes hot air and gas balloons. Founded in 1960, located in Indianola, Iowa. The BFA partners with the National Balloon Museum to induct outstanding individuals into the United States Ballooning Hall of Fame. The ...
Balloon pilots have arrived from all over the country to fly in the Lincoln Balloon Festival this weekend. About 30 hot air balloons will take part.
Raven Industries sold their first civilian hot air balloon in November 1961, launching a new sport in the process. The Raven Vulcoon balloon, model S50A, with a basket constructed of aluminum tubing and fiberglass panels was the first hot air balloon to receive an airworthiness certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration. Registration ...