2. When was the first balloon walk?
3. Evolution of the hot air balloon
4. An updated balloon flight
5. When to fly in hot air balloon
6. What do I need to fly in a balloon?
The balloon flight was developed thanks to a hot air balloon, the historical aircraft par excellence since it gave man the possibility of traveling the skies for the first time. Today, taking a balloon ride is still a means of flight but with leisure and adventure objectives within the vast world of air sports. Its practice takes place in open fields to admire the landscape and enjoy another point of view, categorizing it as an extreme sport.
1. Who invented the hot air balloon?
Contrary to what has always been thought about the globe, recent investigations have shown that it was not the Montgolfier brothers who made the first flight of a hot air balloon. Data has been found that testified that in 1709, Bartolomeu de Gusmao , a Brazilian priest, demonstrated a hot air balloon without passengers that rose in the air before The king of Portugal Juan V .
But the truth is that the recognition of such discovery has been granted during the story to the brothers Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier ( annomay , France) who in 1783 Strong> built an aircraft they managed to raise using a lighter gas than air. Based on the arochemids principle, they built a linen -covered linen balloon with 11 meters in diameter and 226 kg of weight. When placing it above a fire source, it managed to rise for 15 minutes and travel 2 kilometers away reaching about 1830 meters high.
2. When was the first balloon walk?
This great discovery was official the following year, when they made a demonstration against the king of France Louis XVI in the palace of Versailles with the first three passengers of the History of the flight: a rooster, a sheep and a duck.
The same year, the first flight with people took place, being the adventurers Pilâtre de Rozier and the Marqués de Arlandes the first men to perform an air walk . They flew 12 kilometers away aboard an aircraft also built by the Montgolfier with varnished paper and flying with hot air for 20 minutes.
This historical flight was carried out to near the city of Paris and witnessed by 400,000 Parisian citizens as well as the king of France, Louis XVI .
3. Evolution of the hot air balloon
Later, the engineering improvements of Nöel Robert and Jacques Charles are transforming the flight effectiveness of this aircraft. The latter, places a network that covers the globe and holds the passenger basket, a regulatory valve that controls the release of hydrogen (which replaces the hot air) and a barometer to determine the height at which the pressure flies by measuring the air.
With these advances they managed to fly 54 kilometers away in 2 hours and with 3,000 meters high, in 1873. Although the most resounding success comes from the hand of Charles, who shortly after becoming the first human to fly only in Globe overcoming even the height reached with your partner and partner.
4. A balloon flight updated
Currently the hot air balloons have developed in a very advanced way at a technical level and are increasingly sophisticated. Despite being a very old medium , a wonderful opportunity to fly for heavens.
The current hot air balloons are made of impervious synthetic material such as nylon or polyester, which perfectly resist the high temperatures of the hot air inside. They exist with different volumes and colorful models, while their baskets passengers are usually still junco , a type of wicker woven.
The gas used by burners is currently the propane which has a safer utility than hydrogen or helium. In addition, other navigation instruments have also been integrated for aerial safety and comfort such as:
- thermometer
- compass
- GPS
- Maps of the flight zone
- radio
- Extinguisher
Today, to be able to live a wonderful flight in globe you do not need any experience . A flight of this type will allow you to enjoy a splendid panoramic view as a passenger of a magic carpet.
Passenger baskets are usually a capacity of maximum 8 people, but personalized flights are also made for special occasions. This type of flight is an excellent opportunity to tell a loved one how much you love him, or to celebrate an anniversary, or to ask for the hand of your fiancee! Any excuse is good for such magnificent experience.
6. What do I need to know to fly in the globe?
To fly the only thing you need is get up early . The takeoff is done in the early hours of dawn because the weather is usually more stable and facilitates the assembly of the globe. The inflated and assembly of the globe are an interesting process that is carried out in the dark of the morning and if you like you can help in this process . You will observe how the balloon is accommodated to go slowly inflating it before you can get on.
The takeoff is soft and simple , just like the walk is a tour of the wind of the wind, that is, it is not airship. This flight is called as floating in the air without direction or direction, only controlling the altitude by means of the valves located in the burners.
This is how you can delight a incredible dawn from the top of a balloon flight with the people you like to accompany yourself at that special moment, what are you waiting for? Advent in an excellent balloon flight!
