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  2. Sophie Blanchard - Wikipedia

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    She used a hydrogen-filled gas balloon (or Charlière), as it allowed her to ascend in a basket little bigger than a chair, and there was no requirement for the volume of material necessary for a hot-air balloon. A hydrogen balloon also freed her from having to tend a fire to keep the craft airborne.

  3. History of ballooning - Wikipedia

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    The first modern-day hot air balloon to be built in the United Kingdom (UK) was the Bristol Belle in 1967. Today, hot air balloons are used primarily for recreation, and there are some 7,500 hot air balloons operating in the United States. [51] The first tethered balloon in modern times was made in France at Chantilly Castle in 1994 by ...

  4. Hot air ballooning - Wikipedia

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    Modern hot air ballooning was born in 1960, when Ed Yost launched a balloon with a new nylon envelope and propane burner system of his own invention. [5] Yost's first balloon was basketless, with nothing but a seat for him to ride on, but in a few years he and other balloon enthusiasts would develop balloons much like the ones used today.

  5. Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta - Wikipedia

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    The Balloon Fiesta is a nine-day event occurring in the first full week of October, and has over 500 hot air balloons each year, far from its beginnings of merely 13 balloons in 1972. [1] The event is the largest balloon festival in the world, followed by the Grand Est Mondial Air in France, and the León International Balloon Festival in Mexico.

  6. All Ohio Balloon Festival - Wikipedia

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    The All-Ohio Balloon Festival is an annual hot air balloon showcase held at the Union County Airport in Marysville, Ohio. In addition to hot air balloons, the event hosts rides in helicopters, airplanes, and balloons; live music; and food in addition to various activities for kids. [1] Other attractions include skydivers and pets for adoption ...

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  8. Julian Nott (balloonist) - Wikipedia

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    In 1972, Nott piloted the first hot air balloon crossing of the Sahara. In 1973, he traversed the Alps in a helium gas balloon. [2] [3] Nott hypothesized that two millennia ago, the Nazca Lines geoglyphs could have been formed with guidance of Nazca leaders in a balloon, possibly the earliest balloon flights in human history. [4] In 1975 to ...

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