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A Hydra-Matic 4L80 transmission at the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum. The 4L80-E (RPO MT1) is rated to handle engines with up to 440 ft·lbf (597 N·m) of torque. [2]
Wikipedia: Featured picture candidates/Technical Drawing of Historical Hot Air Balloon Designs
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 ...
In 1999, Webb's song placed 43 on BMI's "Top 100 Songs of the Century". [ 3 ] A canonical example of sunshine pop , themed around images of hot air ballooning , it cleaned up at the 10th Annual Grammy Awards in 1968, winning for Record of the Year , Song of the Year , Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals , Best Performance by a ...
During 1999, Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones achieved the first non-stop balloon circumnavigation in Breitling Orbiter 3, a Rozière balloon. A Rozière balloon (or simply Rozière) is a type of hybrid balloon that has separate chambers for a non-heated lifting gas (such as hydrogen or helium) as well as for a heated lifting gas (as used in a hot air balloon or Montgolfière). [1]
Gregory and the Hot Air Balloon is a children's video game developed by Capitol Multimedia, published by Broderbund and released in 1996 for the Macintosh and Windows and Windows 3.x systems. Plot [ edit ]
When heated, air expands. This lowers its density and creates lift. Small hot air balloons or lanterns have been flown in China since ancient times. The first modern man-lifting aerostat, made by the Montgolfier brothers, was a hot air balloon. Most early balloons however were gas balloons.
The Great Reno Balloon Race is the largest free hot-air ballooning event in the United States, held on the first weekend after Labor Day. [1] The GRBR draws an average crowd of 140,000 each year, making it the largest free event in Northern Nevada. [2] The race includes entrants from across United States as well as numerous other countries.