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Question: Ballooning in New York City?
Hello, I am not a balloonist but I have a question for an expert. I just saw a movie which showed a hot air balloon flying above Central Park in New York City, USA. My questions are these: 1. Woul...
Helium Balloon
Video in question: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9jVS2AqD2I Custom-built, of "off-the-shelf" parts.
Steve Fossett About to Fly Again
A simple question. 6:30pm? UTC? or? Thanks in advance for the clarification. Cheers, Campbell Brisbane Australia
Ultralight Ballon?
This is a frequently asked question. See the Ultrlaight FAQ in rec.aviation.answers and try these websites. http://www.hotairship.com/index.html and
Pleasure flights
I'm rather new here but the obvious question is where are you and/or where do you want a ride? There are tons of sites on ballooning. Just type 'hot air balloon rides' in your favorite ...
Music to balloon by
Here's an idle question for a winter day: what music makes you think of balloons and flying? Or your favorite to listen to while setting up/tailgating after. If you'd like to respond, pl...
Solberg Airport/Readington , NJ
George, I took your advise and subscribed.... but one question... uk in the address, does that mean that the Reflector is in the UK? what is the percentage (roughly) of subscribers in the US on th...
Computer software for designing envelope patterns?
... I posted the original article, and my question was more for just graphically designing the colors on standard manufacturer's balloons (TBW or Aerostar) I received may responses (thanks to...
Lift capacity question
The subject of glider launching by hot air balloon came up in another NG. I remember hearing that hang glider pilots have launched (dropped) from hot air balloons, but what about heavier aircraft? ...
Newbee question
Hi, How do horses out in the field react on a balloon that is landing or taking off quite close to them?
Weather Question
Man, this group is dull! Do you think we could get some discussion going? After 20 years of hanging under hot air bags I've come up with some rules of thumb for go or no go decisions. Some of the...
Theoretical Question About Balloons
Hello, my name is Matt and I'm a filmmaker living in Atlanta. I don't have any ballooning experience at all, but I heard an interesting idea that I was wondering if anyone can provide some i...
Commercial airship cruise line?
This is totally naive question. I was talking to a friend, and we got to wondering how economically feasible it would be for there to exist a commercial airship cruise line. Essentially for leisurely,...
Temperature of Hot Air Balloon
...core of the balloon the temperatures are much hotter and can reach over 400 degrees. Depending on what your question was pointed at you could use any of these figures or some weighted average in betwe...
First balloon flight (was Re: Wondering)
In response to a question by: The first balloon flight happened in 1783 in France when the Montgolfier brothers launched a smoke balloon as a demonstration for the King of France. As I recall, it ...
LP and MAP ???
...You would need to thoroughly investigate the properties of MAPP. Here is OSHA's take on it: 1. Question. In the context of OSHA safety standards and regulations is MAPP gas considered an ...
A couple of questions.
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...
 

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