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2. Balloon modelling - Wikipedia

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   Balloon modelling or balloon twisting is the shaping of special modelling balloons into various shapes, ... Two primary design styles are "single balloon modelling ...

3. Balloon - Wikipedia

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   Balloon rockets work because the elastic balloons contract on the air within them, and so when the mouth of the balloon is opened, the gas within the balloon is expelled out, and due to Newton's third law of motion, the balloon is propelled forward. This is the same way that a rocket works.

4. Tim Cole (balloonist) - Wikipedia

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   Tim Cole with John Kugler and Dennis Brown pioneered balloon design using the inexpensive, agricultural gas anhydrous ammonia. This lifting gas is an economical alternative to helium . [ 7 ] From Greeley, Colorado, Cole made a world-record solo duration flight in an ammonia gas balloon on September 26, 1991; the National Aeronautics Association ...

5. John Wise (balloonist) - Wikipedia

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   John Wise (February 24, 1808 – September 28, 1879) was a pioneer in the field of ballooning.He made over 400 flights during his lifetime and was responsible for several innovations in balloon design.

6. Spirit of Freedom (balloon) - Wikipedia

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   The Spirit of Freedom balloon was a Rozière balloon designed and built by Donald Cameron and Tim Cole.In 2002 solo pilot Steve Fossett flew the Spirit of Freedom to become the first successful around-the-world nonstop solo flight in any kind of aircraft.

7. History of ballooning - Wikipedia

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   The first manned balloon flight in Britain was by James Tytler on 27 August 1784. Tytler flew his balloon from Abbeyhill to Restalrig, then suburbs of Edinburgh. He flew for ten minutes at a height of 350 feet. [32] The first manned balloon flight in England was by Signor Vincent Lunardi who ascended from Moorfields (London) on 15 September ...

8. Hot air balloon - Wikipedia

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   Balloons equipped with a Velcro-style vent typically have a second "maneuvering vent" built into the side (as opposed to the top) of the balloon. Another common type of top design is the "smart vent", which, rather than lowering a fabric disc into the envelope as in the "parachute" type, gathers the fabric together in the center of the opening.

9. Ed Yost - Wikipedia

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   One of Yost's key engineering insights was that a hot-air balloon could be made to carry its own fuel. The invention of relatively light burners fueled by bottled propane made it possible for the balloonist to re-heat the air inside the balloon for a longer flight. Yost’s invention improved modern hot-air balloons into semi-maneuverable aircraft.