The excitement and fun of flying free under a balloon completely on your own securely fastened in a comfortable seat has been achieved. Designed with special attention to safety, security and comfort, The Solo gives you everything that you have come to expect from an Ultramagic balloon but with all the benefits of a simple to operate light weight one person system.

The Solo pilot support system is constructed from an aircraft quality stainless steel frame. Designed for secure attachment of cylinder whilst maintaining easy removal for transportation or refuelling and allows the installation of either 20kg or 30kg cylinders.

Fitted with a comfortable adjustable padded seat, footrest and headrest, and an easy to use three-point safety harness with quick release buckle. The burner frame can be easily removed for transportation and storage. The burner frame offers gimbal of the burner to assist with that windy inflation. Once the balloon is upright and ready to go one can apply the simple safety lock to secure the burner in the upright position during flight and landing.

The Solo burner and fuel system has a double burner system with a lightweight one-person single cylinder balloon. Two separate fuel take offs from the cylinder with their own additional quick shut off valve at the burner are fitted.
Two main burner valves.
Two liquid fire valves.
Two pressure gauges.
Two liquid pilot lights each with its own piezo igniter system.

The Solo fuel system also has a fuel reserve in a single cylinder. This still allows flight whilst keeping an eye on your fuel gauge in the specially designed mirror. However by flying on the right hand valves you know when fuel runs out on this side you still have 15% left in the cylinder using the left hand system to make a safe landing. There is the option of having a hydraulic actuated valve fitted so that you can operate the burner without lifting your hand above your head.

The Solo is available with a choice of envelope sizes currently including the V25 and H31 and they come as standard in the ultimate for small lightweight balloons – Ultralite fabric. This gives you the benefits of a high strength silicon elastomer coated fabric whilst keeping the weight down to the minimum. All Solo envelopes come with rotation vents for ease of landing whilst keeping the control lines free at all times for easy access and operation.

Specially designed for pilots who travel a lot and need a light weight easy pack balloon or that just need a balloon that is easy to handle with minimum crew. The super light “Teckno 50” envelope weights less than 50 kg including bag. This 16 gore 8 wire easy to inflate envelope packs down into a bag no larger than that normaly used for a 31. Made complete with Ultralite fabric the envelope uses the latest light weight kevlar load tapes as well as a number of other innovative weight saving materials.

16 vertical load tapes, 8 wire, Full 1.5m height Nomex base, choice of 7 standard colours. Ultralite fabric as standard.

Optional: FDS, Rotation vents, velcro for banners. Scoop.

S-50
Volume: 1.415 cu.m / 50.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 14,1 m
Height: 14,7 m
Persons: 2

The Model Z-90 is the basis, together with the S-90 for the “Magic Club” offer. The ideal sized Z-90 with it’s special diagonal cut design, enables you to create a balloon of any colour combination that can be enjoyed at balloon festivals, mountain flights or simply fun flying at weekends. The special package ideal for a group of friends.

16 vertical load tapes, Full 1.5m height Nomex base, choice of 22 standard colours. Ultralast fabric to parachute as standard. Scoop as standard. Deflation system: Parachute.

Optional: Extra Ultralast fabric, special colours, clear windows.

Type Certificate: BA.014
Issued by: European Aviation Safety Agency

Z-90
Volume: 2.600 cu.m / 92.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 18,2 m
Height: 18 m
Persons: 4

Designed to provide the perfect series for advertising balloons with complex artwork. With it’s almost flat natural shape combined with its stylish vertical lines this series offers a good aerial advertising image.

24 vertical load tapes, Full 1.5m height Nomex base, choice of 22 standard colours. Ultralast fabric to parachute as standard. Deflation system: parachute.

Optional: Rotation vents and fast deflation system (FDS), Extra Ultralast fabric, special colours, clear windows, Velcro for banners. Skirt or scoop.

Type Certificate: BA.014
Issued by: European Aviation Safety Agency

V-31
Volume: 900 cu.m / 31.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 12,3 m
Height: 16,0 m
Persons: 1

V-42
Volume: 1.200 cu.m /42.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 13,5 m
Height: 17,1 m
Persons: 1

V-56
Volume: 1.600 cu.m /56.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 15,5 m
Height: 19,0 m
Persons: 2

V-65
Volume: 1.850 cu.m /65.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 16,0 m
Height: 19,9 m
Persons: 2 / 3

V-77
Volume: 2.200 cu.m /77.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 16,7 m
Height: 20,8 m
Persons: 3 / 4

V-90
Volume: 2.550 cu.m /90.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 17,9 m
Height: 21,9 m
Persons: 4

V-105
Volume: 3.000 cu.m /105.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 18,7 m
Height: 22,8 m
Persons: 5

Created by customer request, the T series fits neatly between the S and N series. With 20 gores, it is light and easy to handle and is available in the optimum passenger balloon sizes.

20 vertical load tapes, Full 1.5m height Nomex base, choice of 22 standard colours. Ultralast fabric to parachute as standard. Rotation vents and fast deflation system (FDS) as standard.

Optional: Extra Ultralast fabric, special colours, clear windows, Velcro for banners. Skirt or scoop.

Type Certificate: BA.014
Issued by: European Aviation Safety Agency

T-150
Volume: 4.248 cu.m / 150.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 20,7 m
Height: 21,1 m
Persons: 6 / 7

T-180
Volume: 5.100 cu.m / 180.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 22,2 m
Height: 22,7 m
Persons: 9

T-210
Volume: 6.000 cu.m / 210.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 24,3 m
Height: 24,3 m
Persons: 11

The light series for larger balloons. The semi bulbous 16 gore shape makes this series the ideal choice for adventure flights. The larger sizes are ideal for starting up a passenger ride operation.

Model S-90 is the basis, together with the Z-90 for the “Magic Club” offer, the perfect balloon for clubs.

16 vertical load tapes, Full 1.5m height Nomex base, choice of 22 standard colours. Ultralast fabric to parachute and top panel as standard.

Optional: FDS, Rotation vents, extra Ultralast fabric, special colours, clear windows, velcro for banners. Skirt or scoop.

Type Certificate: BA.014
Issued by: European Aviation Safety Agency

S-90
Volume: 2.550 cu.m / 90.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 18,2 m
Height: 18 m
Persons: 4

S-105
Volume: 3.000 cu.m / 105.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 19,1 m
Height: 18,9 m
Persons: 5

S-130
Volume: 3.700 cu.m / 130.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 20,5 m
Height: 20,5 m
Persons: 6

S-160
Volume: 4.550 cu.m / 160.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 22,1 m
Height: 22,1 m
Persons: 7 / 8

A large size series with 28 gores, especially created for passenger ride operators whilst at the same time providing an excellent background for artwork. These envelopes are designed and rigged to go with ergonomically designed partitioned baskets allowing optimum viewing for passengers whilst housing the fuel cylinders separately in the pilot compartment. The perfect choice for passengers flights.

28 vertical load tapes, Full 1.5m height Nomex base, choice of 22 standard colours. Ultralast fabric to parachute and top panel as standard. Rotation vents and fast deflation system (FDS) as standard.
Optional: Ultralast fabric, special colours, clear windows, Velcro for banners. Skirt, scoop.

Type Certificate: BA.014
Issued by: European Aviation Safety Agency

N-180
Volume: 5.100 cu.m / 180.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 22,5 m
Height: 23 m
Persons: 9

N-210
Volume: 6.000 cu.m / 210.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 23,8 m
Height: 24,3 m
Persons: 11

N-250
Volume: 7.000 cu.m / 250.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 24,9 m
Height: 25,5 m
Persons: 13

N-300
Volume: 8.500 cu.m / 300.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 26,6 m
Height: 27,2 m
Persons: 17

N-355
Volume: 10.000 cu.m / 355.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 27,5 m
Height: 29 m
Persons: 20

N-425
Volume: 12.000 cu.m / 425.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 29,5 m
Height: 31,2 m
Persons: 24

N-500
Volume: 14.400 cu.m / 500.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 31,1 m
Height: 32,2 m
Persons: 27

In 1996 Ultramagic made a step forward in the world of competition ballooning – MV series (The Racer). This was the first time that a balloon had been designed, developed and produced especially for the demanding requirements of balloon competition. The goal was to produce a balloon with such a shape so as to perform the maximum rate of ascent and descent whilst avoiding deformation of the envelope, thereby improving the precision on approaching the target.

Safety was also an important factor in the design equation with clear windows and Ultralast fabric on the top of the balloon being part of the standard specification. The final design and shape was the result of considerable development work with a great deal of testing and then analysing precise flight data. Many test hours were logged both by Uwe Schneider as well as Josep and Carles Llado Costa who all fly competition with a passion.

The Racer has been produced so far in 3 sizes to suit all pilot and competition task requirements. These sizes are 56, 65 and 77,000 cu ft.

24 vertical load tapes, Full 1.5m height Nomex base, choice of 22 standard colours. Ultralast fabric to parachute and top 5 panels as standard. 6 clear windows as standard. Scoop as standard. Deflation system: Parachute.

Optional: Extra Ultralast fabric, special colours, Fast deflation System (FDS) and 6 extra clear windows.

The Racer Story – by Uwe Schneider

“I flew the most slimline, because in my experiments I found out, that not the shape nor the diameter of the envelope have a big influence on the climb and decend rate of a balloon but the height of the envelope. We sat down at the design computer and Josep streched their standard 65 by 5%. It was not much difference. He did 10%, then we skipped 15 and streched it by 20%.

Then he reduced the volume to get back to a 65 and put one image on top of the other. The result was 2 m less in diameter and almost 4 m more in height. I told them that this was a shape I would try to test and they built it. I flew it for the 1st time at the preworlds in Japan. The “racer” performed very good in climb and decend. At the beginning, coming from a “normal” shaped balloon I felt I needed more concentration to fly it but soon I realised that it was showing exactly the same response as a normal balloon of the same shape. The only difference was the rate of climb and decend. It was just 30% more what I read on the instrument, but the interval of burning to keep it steady in the air as well as the length of burning to recover it after a while not heating was almost the same. So I told all pilots testing it not to look on the instrument but just flying it by the feeling, that helped. Of course, flying it level just above the ground requires a little bit more concentration, but I got used to it after 1 or 2 flights.
I developed a testing method for the performance of balloons with an electronic instrument including a barograph. After a flight I downloaded that data and evaluated it. There were several data: The max. variometer reading which was usually far higher than all other (so I didn’t use it). Then on the variograph there were some peaks in the rate of climb and descend rate. I got this as an “instant” value. Then I went to the barograph which has a minimum time scale of 1 minute. So I took the altitudes at the crossing of the 1 minute bars and divided the difference by 60 getting the meters per second for a steady climb or descend of 60 seconds. The last measurement for me is the one I use to evaluate envelopes. I tested all balloons since I fly the racer and have quite a useful list. In addition I brought the balloon into a controlled cold descend from high altitude (4 m/s respectively max. descend rate with envelope in full shape). When crossing a round number on the altimeter I switched on one burner and left it running until the variometer went to zero descend. That “altitude difference necessary to recover from cold descend with one burner” is a value of comparison of burners as well as for envelopes.

After having tested the racer 20% I asked UM to build a 25% in order to see if it would be even more faster or if the “bottle effect” would increase i.e. the balloon will spin at higher climb and descend speeds and the mouth will close at high descend rates. The result was that the racer 25 was showing almost the same figures as the racer 20. For me this was an indication that with the “shot” of 20% we almost hit the optimum which maybe in between 20 and 25 and afterwards (30%) it will decrease.”

MV-56
Volume: 1.590 cu.m / 56.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 13,8 m
Height: 17,3 m
Persons: 2

MV-65
Volume: 1.850 cu.m / 65.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 14,7 m
Height: 18,6 m
Persons: 2 / 3

MV-77
Volume: 2.200 cu.m / 77.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 15,5 m
Height: 19,8 m
Persons: 3 / 4

The versatile all purpose balloon. This smooth horizontal cut series is particularly suitable for the application and inclusion of artwork and logos. Its specially computer aided design enables many adaptations to be made whilst minimising fabric stress and eliminating wrinkles completely. The wide range of sizes available makes it a good option, whatever the intended use.

24 vertical load tapes, Full 1.5m height Nomex base, choice of 22 standard colours. Ultralast fabric to parachute and top panel as standard.
Optional: fast deflation system (FDS), rotation vents, extra Ultralast fabric, special colours, clear windows, velcro for banners. Skirt or scoop.

Type Certificate: BA.014
Issued by: European Aviation Safety Agency

M-56
Volume: 1.600 cu.m / 56.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 15,2 m
Height: 14,9 m
Persons: 2

M-65
Volume: 1.850 cu.m / 65.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 16,0 m
Height: 15,9 m
Persons: 2 / 3

M-77
Volume: 2.200 cu.m / 77.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 16,9 m
Height: 17,0 m
Persons: 3 / 4

M-90
Volume: 2.550 cu.m / 90.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 17,4 m
Height: 17,6 m
Persons: 4

M-105
Volume: 3.000 cu.m / 105.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 18,8 m
Height: 19,0 m
Persons: 5

M-120
Volume: 3.400 cu.m / 120.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 19,2 m
Height: 19,6 m
Persons: 5 / 6

M-130
Volume: 3.680 cu.m / 130.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 20,2 m
Height: 20,5 m
Persons: 6

M-145
Volume: 4.105 cu.m / 145.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 20,6 m
Height: 21,0 m
Persons: 6 / 7

M-160
Volume: 4.550 cu.m / 160.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 21,6 m
Height: 22,1 m
Persons: 7 / 8

Basis for the “Magic Pack”, the fast delivery complete balloon offer. This slightly bulbous 12 gore envelope is designed and manufactured for maximum safety yet it is lightweight and highly manoeuvrable. It makes it ideal for competition or weekend flying.

12 vertical load tapes, Full 1.5m height Nomex base, choice of 22 standard colours. Ultralast fabric to parachute and top panel as standard. Deflation system: parachute.

Optional: rotation vents, extra Ultralast fabric, special colours, clear windows, Velcro for banners. Skirt or scoop.

Rugged yet lightweight, this series is ideal for general sport ballooning, training and syndicate use.

Type Certificate: BA.014
Issued by: European Aviation Safety Agency

H-31
Volume: 900 cu.m / 31.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 12,8 m
Height: 12,4 m
Persons: 1

H-42
Volume: 1.200 cu.m / 42.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 13,8 m
Height: 17,3 m
Persons: 1

H-56
Volume: 1.600 cu.m / 56.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 15,5 m
Height: 15,1 m
Persons: 2

H-65
Volume: 1.850 cu.m / 65.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 16,3 m
Height: 16,0 m
Persons: 2 / 3

H-77
Volume: 2.200 cu.m / 77.000 cu.ft
Diameter: 17,3 m
Height: 17,0 m
Persons: 3 / 4