wind

Weather Question by nucshuco
You are right about the 17 kts and around here sometimes the wind doesn't die down till after sundown or not at all. I live in an area where in summer we have lifted off as late as 9:30 pm and st...
Around the World Hot Air Balloon Cheaters^ by Math_astronomer
...ltitude * Since you have to stay at low altitude, you're 100 % sure you'll have bad weather * Wind speed / wind directions will make sure that you won't get around The Breitling Orb...
Virgin Challenger? by Filysagur
: pre-warned the team about this little 'wind' problem that occurs in : Morroco, all the signs were there, but someone chose to ignore the fact, I thought that the wind gust might have b...
manoevre a balloon/bestuurbaa rheid luchtballon by motsset
...f the earth produces a phenonomen called the Corealus <sp> effect, in the northern hemisphere the wind will veer with altitude, the reverse is true in the southern hemisphere. If for example...
terminal velocity descent by HotSake
...he envelope doesn't collapse, more air is going in the mouth than escapes. And, the vertical 'wind' pushes in on the sides, and it starts getting shaped like a mushroom. Yes that's...
Model Balloons by aerostatMilpitas
The balloon in these clips flys around 2 to 5 minutes before cooling and comming back down. Wind's the biggest factor, then fuel temperature(!) The propane tank cools enough to gather frost on ...
Cheap! Cheap! Hot Air Balloon above the Wine Country (SF, CA) by HotSake
...nd never went higher than about 1000 feet above ground. Floating over Wine Country? Nope - because of a wind change (??) we took of from a parking lot in the next valley, next to a shopping center. Ne...
Heating a toy hot air balloon - how? by aerostatMilpitas
...ny wrikles & holes in my homemade plastic balloons. Outdoors a plumber's torch works well. Wind is a huge problem, I'll get up before dawn and still go weeks without suitable flying ...
Hot Air Balloon Flight: FOR SALE by imported_Adrian
...e person. The flight is out of Oxford, Thame, Kingswood (nr Bicester), or Aylesbury, depending upon the wind direction on the day booked. The voucher is valid until 26 May 2000. Unfortunately ...
Solar hot air balloon? by Merrill571
I admit it, I'm a total newbie, having only had one ride in a hot air balloon. I'm a paraglider pilot. And I suspect this has been discussed and discarded many times as yet another crackpot ...
Long Jump by filip`
...n 4 hours 36 minutes Distance flown 107.4 km Observer Andrew Evans Crew Helen Evans Balloon G-OAWS Auto Windscreens TnC 77 Flight flown solo On the very windy Saturday evening of 17 Oct Andy telephone...
When The Winds Have Other Plans by Ruth
...ually a child to take him on an hot air balloon especially in the UK you better prepare yourself to the wind having its own way. Balloons over Britain are so used to the cancellations due to wind...
 

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