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How Did the Montgolfier Brothers' Hot-Air Balloon Contribute to Aviation?
Hot-air balloon over Lyons, France, 1784 Labeled diagram of a hot air balloon showing key components: the colorful envelope with gores, parachute valve at the top, skirt at the base, burners and wind guard above the woven basket where passengers ride. Hot-air balloon
Balloons at the 2010 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
Hot-air balloons in the 1965 U.S. National Championship balloon races at Reno, Nevada Hot-air balloons Hot-air balloon A hot-air balloon's propane burners
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How Did the Montgolfier Brothers' Hot-Air Balloon Contribute to Aviation?
Hot-air ballooning from the Montgolfier brothers to the present.
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Balloons at the 2010 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
New Mexico's Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the so-called “most photographed...
Video: Michael Salisbury/Skylight.cc (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
View the picturesque landscape of New Zealand's Southern Alps in a hot-air balloon
Learn about hot-air ballooning in the Southern Alps of New Zealand's South Island.
Video: © Fun Travel TV (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

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Such balloons are propelled upward by hot air, which provides buoyancy and enables...
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Hot-air balloon over Lyons, France, 1784
The balloon Le Flesselle carried Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, Jean-François...
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Hot-air balloon
Basic components of a hot-air balloon.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Hot-air balloon
A hot-air balloon is prepared by heating the air inside the balloon.
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Hot-air balloons in the 1965 U.S. National Championship balloon races at Reno, Nevada
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Hot-air balloons
Colorful hot-air balloons soaring above Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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A hot-air balloon making its ascent during a balloon festival in Taos, New Mexico....
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A hot-air balloon's propane burners
By using propane burners, a balloonist can heat the air in a hot-air balloon and...
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Hot-air balloon being deflated
The balloon is deflated by lowering the parachute top (parachute valve) from the...
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