- A hot
air balloon is a lighter-than-
air aircraft consisting of a bag,
called an envelope,
which contains heated air.
Suspended beneath is a
gondola or...
-
balloon is a
flexible membrane that can be
inflated with a gas, such as helium, hydrogen,
nitrous oxide, oxygen, and
air. For
special tasks,
balloons...
- Hot
air balloon festivals are held
annually in many
places throughout the year,
allowing hot
air balloons operators to gather- as well as for the general...
- The
Skywhale is a hot
air balloon resembling a
cluster of
nipples designed by the
sculptor Patricia Piccinini as part of a
commission to mark the centenary...
-
International Balloon Fiesta is a
yearly hot
air balloon festival that
takes place in Albuquerque, New Mexico,
during early October. The
Balloon Fiesta is...
-
involved manned balloons, such as
Montgolfiere hot-
air balloons, Charlière gas
balloons, or Rozière gas and hot-
air hybrid balloons. This list does not...
-
through the
surrounding air m****. The term has also been used in a
narrower sense, to
refer to the
statically tethered balloon in
contrast to the free-flying...
- hot
air balloon crashed near Luxor, Egypt,
killing 19 out of the 21
people on board. A fire
developed in the
basket due to a leak in the
balloon's gas...
- and the
contiguous United States. On
February 4, the U.S.
Air Force shot down the
balloon over U.S.
territorial waters off the
coast of
South Carolina...
- a
powered aerostat that can
propel itself through the
air in a
controlled manner. Many
balloons have a basket, gondola, or
capsule suspended beneath the...