Ed Yost (English Wikipedia)

"National Balloon Museum - History of Ballooning". Archived from the original on August 31, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2010. Modern hot-air ballooning was born October 22, 1960 when Paul E. (Ed) Yost piloted the maiden flight of a balloon employing a new envelope and a new propane burner system which he developed. The flight lasted 25 minutes and traveled 3 miles ... The balloon was 40 feet in diameter with a volume of 30,000 cubic feet. For this accomplishment Yost is known as the father of modern hot-air ballooning. Soon, Yost's company, Raven Industries, was making balloons for sale.

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Associated Press. "Record Balloon Flight Made By Americans". Gadsden Times, April 14, 1963, p. 1. Retrieved on May 29, 2013.

Kim, Seung Min (July 31, 2004). "Hot-air balloons to take flight". Des Moines Register. pp. 1B. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2007.

Kim, Seung Min (July 31, 2004). "Hot-air balloons to take flight". Des Moines Register. pp. 1B. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2007.
"National Balloon Museum - History of Ballooning". Archived from the original on August 31, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2010. Modern hot-air ballooning was born October 22, 1960 when Paul E. (Ed) Yost piloted the maiden flight of a balloon employing a new envelope and a new propane burner system which he developed. The flight lasted 25 minutes and traveled 3 miles ... The balloon was 40 feet in diameter with a volume of 30,000 cubic feet. For this accomplishment Yost is known as the father of modern hot-air ballooning. Soon, Yost's company, Raven Industries, was making balloons for sale.
"Ed Yost – Aviator, Inventor, and "Father of Modern Day Hot-Air Balloon" Dies". WebWire. May 28, 2007. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2007.
http://www.interaeroleague.com Archived 2017-09-11 at the Wayback Machine International Aeronauts League
Hevesi, Dennis. "Ed Yost, 87, Father of Modern Hot-Air Ballooning, Dies" Archived 2018-08-13 at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, 2007-06-04. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.