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Hot-air balloons in the 1965 U.S. National Championship balloon races at Reno, Nevada 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.
See the mass ascension of balloons at Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, 2010
How Did the Montgolfier Brothers' Hot-Air Balloon Contribute to Aviation?
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See the mass ascension of balloons at Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, 2010
Balloons at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, New Mexico, 2010.
Video: Michael Salisbury/Skylight.cc (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
How Did the Montgolfier Brothers' Hot-Air Balloon Contribute to Aviation?
Hot-air ballooning from the Montgolfier brothers to the present.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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Hot-air balloons in the 1965 U.S. National Championship balloon races at Reno, Nevada
Jim Larsen
Hot-air balloon
Basic components of a hot-air balloon.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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