How long does it take to deflate and pack up the balloon?
It depends on the size of the balloon and the landing place, but the average time is between 20 and 30 minutes, not really much ,considering the enormous size of the balloon. A hot air balloon for 10 passengers has approximately 1,800 square meters of fabric and weighs around 200 kg. The basket weighs about […]
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Why don´t hot air balloons have a landing gear?
Unlike the rest of the airships, as we have seen before, hot air balloons cannot be steered, so they land in many different places and terrains. A landing gear wouldn´t be practical in most of the situations. The basket has hardwood strips on the bottom part to skid upon landing . Since the landing speed […]
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What physics principle makes a balloon fly?
The principle behind hot air balloon physics is the Archimedes Principle which states that the buoyant force on a submerged object is equal to the weight of the fluid that is displaced by the object. For a hot air balloon, the upward buoyant force acting on it is equal to the weight of air displaced. […]
Is it possible to take off from any place?
Hot air balloons are aircrafts, and the companies who operate them are companies of aerial work, i.e. regulated by the normative of the European Aviation Safety Agency under the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. On the other hand, they are very special aircrafts, which do not need an airfield, or airdrome neither a runway, […]