basket

…sport ballooning, the traditional wicker basket, albeit with a stainless steel frame, is popular. Criteria for evaluation of a basket design should include toughness, energy absorption, and electrical resistance, but style and marketability are more often the governing factors.

Passenger baskets, or gondolas, vary as much in design as envelopes. For easy transportation, collapsible tubular frames with stout fabric covers can meet minimum requirements. Originally, wicker baskets had manila rope woven into the basket for suspension, but because of the potential for rot,…