Balloon

Montgolfier

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On 4th June 1783 in Annonay, France, the balloon of Etienne & Joseph Montgolfier (225 Kg, 800cu.m) went up 1000m and flew 2 kilometers distance in around 10 minutes.

E&J.Montgolfier balloon

At Versailles on 19th Septembr 1783, their balloon named “Le Réveillon” (400 Kg 1400m3) went up to 500 m high and travelled a distance of 3,5 kilometers in 8 minutes carrying a lamb, a duck and a cock in a basket. The animals were alive and in healthy condition when the balloon landed. The experience showed that a balloon could carry a load and one can survive at altitude. The next step was to be human flight, again in a balloon named “Le Réveillon”.

Montgolfière Le Réveillon.

Mike Adams Balloon Loft A55

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Persons: 4
Diameter: 55 ft
Height: 67 ft
Volume: 75,000 cu.ft
Weight: 629 lb
Payload: 1500 lb
Burner: 8.8 Million BTU/hr
Fuel capacity: 10-40 USG
Cost: (1972): US$ 6920
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A55-S
Persons: 4
Diameter: 55 ft
Height: 70 ft
Volume: 83,000 cu.ft
Weight: 639 lb
Payload: 1500 lb
Burner: 8.8 Million BTU/hr
Fuel capacity: 10-440 USG
Cost: (1972): US$ 7560
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Mike Adams Balloon Loft A50

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Persons: 3
Diameter: 50 ft
Height: 61 ft
Volume: 55,000 cu.ft
Weight: 604 lb
Payload: 1050 lb
Burner: 8.8 Million BTU/hr
Fuel capacity: 10-40 USG
Cost: (1972): US$ 5760
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A50 – S
Persons: 3
Diameter: 50 ft
Height: 64 ft
Volume: 62,000 cu.ft
Weight: 614 lb
Payload: 1250 lb
Burner: 8.8 Million BTU/hr
Fuel capacity: 10-40 USG
Cost: (1972): US$ 6240
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Mike Adams Balloon Loft

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1982: Mike Adams Balloon Loft, DeKalb Peachtree Airport, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA.

PO Box 12168
Atlanta
Georgia 30355
USA

Adams offers seven models of balloons, all of which can be fitted with options such as an additional fuel tank with vapor takeoff or an electric digital py¬rometer. Envelope volumes range from 27,000 .to 83,000 cubic feet. Price, quoted on request, includes complete leather trimmed basket and all FAA required instruments.

Lunardi 1784 Balloon

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The Lunardi balloon of 1784 was the first gas balloon to make an ascension on the British Isles – September 15, 1784. Later exhibited at the London Pantheon by the flamboyant Italian aeronaut Vincenzo (Vincent) Lunardi, secretary to Prince Caramanico, the Neopolitan ambassador to the Court of St. James.

Lowe Intrepid

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Thaddeus Lowe’s balloon test of the “Intrepid” May 31, 1862, at the battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia, during the Peninsular Campaign, May-August 1862. Lowe’s balloon was used for reconnaissance for the Union Army during the Civil War. Using a telegraph the driver could send a message about Confederate camps and troop movements to soldiers below who then gave the information to Union generals. The test was supported by Smithsonian Institution Secretary Joseph Henry, who served as President Abraham Lincoln’s scientific advisor during the war.

Lindstrand HS-110

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The 1997 or 8 Lindstrand HS-110 c/n 331 G-BWLH “Goodyear” is the first time in history that Goodyear has used a thermal airship instead of a helium airship. G-BWLH was registered to Carlos Diaz de Leon, Mexico.

Volume: 110,000 cu. ft