Hot air balloons are an ingenious application of basic scientific principles. The basis of how the balloon works is that warmer air rises in cooler air. This is because hot air is lighter than cool air. The actual balloon, or envelope, has to be large as it takes such a large amount of heated air to lift it off the ground. To help keep the balloon in the air and rising, hot air needs to be propelled upwards into the envelope using a burner. Hot air is released fro the top of the balloon to descend. The balloon moves along with the air currents.
The Global Game
All about Ballooning
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eballoon.org
An information resource from Jon Shanks, geared towards anyone who either wants to find out about ballooning or who is already a keen follower of the sport. It covers how the balloon works, the parts of a balloon, commercial and sport use, history, famous flights, directory and lots of hot air balloon pictures
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BalloonFestival.com
For history of ballooning, information, event schedules, tickets, maps & merchandise
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External Links
World Wide Web balloon pages directory
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Alternative source of external links
From OpenHere.com
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Air Sports International
The monthly magazine for air-sports enthusiasts
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Balloon Life
Archived articles from the Magazine with a useful calendar of events
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Ballooning International
Dedicated to ballooning enthusiasts everywhere
Play/Watch Ballooning
Ballooning Events
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Albuquerque International Balloon Festival
-a very informative site for the largest balloon event in the world. Held each year during the first week in October, the Balloon Fiesta hundreds of balloons and over 1,000 pilots
Ballooning in Europe
Ballooning in Belgium
All about Ballooning in Belgium
Ballooning in North America
Play/Watch Ballooning in North America
Ballooning Organisational bodies in North America
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