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Weather Question by nucshuco
...s usually calm wind conditions. Went for a Winter flight yesterday Nov 29. Four inches of snow on the ground. Strange wind as it was nil at ground about 2 kts from s.w. at 300 ft. 2kts from n.w. a...
Solar hot air balloon? by Merrill571
...e other problem is that by the time the sun has been up long enough to heat it up enough to take off, the ground has ...
Balloon swap.....anyone want to fly in the United Kingdom? by SharkPaste
...ing a guide to ballooning - and need some pictures and commentary - if you could help us get this off the ground we'd be really happy to give you some publicity for your balloon swap? Any int...
Theoretical Question About Balloons by Iris
... Of course, the major problems seem to be: 1. Hitting an aircraft. 2. Drifting away. 3. Hitting the ground too hard. 4. Hitting something dangerous (i.e., sharp rocks, metal spikes, etc.) on the...
frequencies by terryswift
writes In the UK there is only one frequency allocated for balloon/balloon and balloon/ground communications - 122.475 Mhz AM.
Virgin Challenger? by kdidnt
...as right a car would pull the rope and the dome would collapse and the balloon would be released from the ground by whatever means...I proved however, expensive and a project in itself regards...
backpack balloon by juliannamed
...kpack balloon. That is it will carry 1 or 2 people and still fit into a backpack when folded up again. no ground crew required. aerodesic is doing the R&D and so far the envelope needs constan...
Cheap! Cheap! Hot Air Balloon above the Wine Country (SF, CA) by HotSake
...oom to move or only turn around. Flight lasts 40 minutes and never went higher than about 1000 feet above ground. Floating over Wine Country? Nope - because of a wind change (??) we took of from a par...
Newbee question by Ntihetgsind
...climb out with as few burns as possible. We try not to launch near horses, but if we are close to the ground, we make less noise if we can complete the landing. The personality of the horse (e...
Heating a toy hot air balloon - how? by manchop
i recall about 1935 watching my dad bury a emty qt oil can in the ground (this was when oil cans were metal. he then placed some excelsior and whitte gas in the can and fired it off. the balloon was a...
terminal velocity descent by ArleneBird
...a very good chance of surviving, even walking away. PLEASE NOTE! - I do NOT recommend flying into the ground at these speeds, just point out that in a bad situation, you still have a chance. B...
Helium bubble addon? by nucshuco
...majority of the lift of the system). The hot air envelope would give the extra lift needed to get off the ground and would also be used as 'virtual' ballast. I'd be strapped into a para...
A couple of questions. by filip`
This may be calculated. (This formula is only for balloons using hotair. Not other gases) When making the model for the Hot-Air balloon simulation (http://www.powersim.no/WebSims/Hotair), I got th...
Question: Ballooning in New York City? by Linda2
Hi George, I can speak with some experience, since I was involved in the first (and only?) tethered balloon event in NY's Central Park. In the late 80's or early 90's (maybe 1989 or...
Long Jump by filip`
Duration and distance attempt for the BBAC Silver Award East Midlands Balloon Group Long Jump attempt Pilot Ian Lloyd Date Sunday 18 October 1998 Launch location Homesford Cottage, Derbyshire SK3235 5...
 

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