Essay On Hot Air Balloon

The hot air balloon is the most successful and oldest transport to hold humans in the flight industry. Hot air balloon drift with the direction of the wind and not propelled. Hot air is stored under the hot air balloon in a bag called the “envelope”. Below the envelope is a gondola or wicker basket. The heated air inside the envelope makes it buoyant since it has a lower density than the relatively cold air outside the envelope. All hot air balloons cannot fly beyond the atmosphere. Modern hot air balloons, with an onboard heat source, were developed by Ed Yost, beginning during the 1950s, his work resulted in his first successful flight, on October 22, 1960. The first modern hot air balloon to be made in the United Kingdom was the Bristol Belle, built in 1967.
A hot air balloon for manned flight uses a single-layered, fabric gas bag, with an opening at the bottom called the mouth or throat. Attached to the envelope is a basket, or gondola, for carrying the passengers. Mounted above the basket and centered in the mouth is the burner, which injects a flame into the envelope, heating the air at the same time. The heater or burner is fueled by propane, a …show more content…
The real pioneers of hot air balloon flying were the brothers Montgolfier. This papermaking family created the first hot air balloons using their paper with seams held together by buttons. This specific experiment first took place during the period of the French Enlightenment, once succeeded this left on lookers very surprised and stunned at the same time. In 1783, the first Hot air balloon was floated above Paris; the French public did not expect something so extravagant to happen. The first hot air balloon carried a duck, sheep and rooster. The balloon stayed in the air for at least 8 minutes before crashing to the ground with the rooster suffering a broken wing but leaving the sheep and duck