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pawjam
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Posted 7 Months, 1 Week ago permalink
Hi there, I was watching this tv documentary ('The Ultimate adventure with Nicolas Hulot' and saw this helium balloon he was using, I was amazed! It was a small helium balloon having a single seat and a gas engine with a propeller that he controlled with a lever and could direct the balloon anywhere he wanted. Where can someone get information nad maybe buy such a thing?? Please respond via email!

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Wayne Davis
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Posted 7 Months, 1 Week ago permalink
A balloon creates an extreem amount of drag, and hence the reason why they don't use this kind of stuff mainstream is because of the speed involved. Maximum speed wouldn't be much over 15 mph.

That's why we use digrigibles (blimps)
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Posted 1 Month, 1 Week ago permalink
Video in question: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9jVS2AqD2I

Custom-built, of "off-the-shelf" parts.
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Posted 3 Days, 23 Hours ago permalink
Yes pretty cool design, I have 6 years of hot air ballooning and 5 years of airship expernce, I could see some uses for this sytem, I think it sparks enough interest to look into putting a system together, Then I could go to New Mexico and win the key grab ! Kidding
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