Hot air balloon (English Wikipedia)

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"Hot Air FAQ: What regulations are in Place?". Archived from the original on 2010-01-10. Retrieved 2009-06-22.

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Annie (2021-05-21). "How Do Hot Air Balloons Not Catch On Fire? Read Here!". hotairflyer.com. Retrieved 2023-11-17.

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Annette Petrusso. "How Things Are Made: Hot Air Balloon, The Manufacturing Process". Advameg. Retrieved 2010-03-06. The double lap seam features two rows of parallel stitching along the folded over fabric seam. A few manufactures use a flat seam.

myairship.com

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Mohyeldin, Ayman; Gubash, Charlene; Newland, John (26 February 2013). "Foreign tourists killed in Egyptian balloon crash". World News on NBCNews.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.

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"Innovative Projects; The Extraordinary Nazca Prehistoric Balloon". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2017-07-24.

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Browne, Malcolm W. (18 November 1986). "Ballonist Has High Hopes But No Illusions". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
Hevesi, Dennis (2007-06-04). "Ed Yost, 87, Father of Modern Hot-Air Ballooning, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-06-04.

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"Balloon Propane Tanks". Pilot Outlook. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2010-06-05. Propane tanks used in hot air balloons are mainly constructed of either aluminum or stainless steel. Most aluminum tanks are vertical 10-gallon cylinders (DOT 4E240), built primarily for forklift trucks.

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De Gusmão, Bartolomeu. "Reproduction fac-similé d'un dessin à la plume de sa description et de la pétition adressée au Jean V. (de Portugal) en langue latine et en écriture contemporaine (1709) retrouvés récemment dans les archives du Vatican du célèbre aéronef de Bartholomeu Lourenco de Gusmão "l'homme volant" portugais, né au Brésil (1685–1724) précurseur des navigateurs aériens et premier inventeur des aérostats. 1917".

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Fedor Konyukhov (17 September 2016). "Experience: I flew solo around the world in a hot-air balloon". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 September 2016. Article by Konyukhov describing the experience.

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"U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission: Early Balloon Flight in Europe". Archived from the original on 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
"Innovative Projects; The Extraordinary Nazca Prehistoric Balloon". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
"U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission: Early Balloon Flight in Europe". Archived from the original on 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
"National Air and Space Museum: Pioneers of Flight gallery". Archived from the original on 2008-04-06. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
"Dr. Vijaypat Singhania enters the Guinness World Records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
"Balloon World Records". Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016. Steve Fossett and Fedor Konyukhov, both sub-class AM-15.
"Balloon Propane Tanks". Pilot Outlook. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2010-06-05. Propane tanks used in hot air balloons are mainly constructed of either aluminum or stainless steel. Most aluminum tanks are vertical 10-gallon cylinders (DOT 4E240), built primarily for forklift trucks.
"Head Balloons". Archived from the original on 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2007-01-12.
"Lindstrand Hot Air Balloons: Cloudhopper". Archived from the original on 2009-07-01. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
"Avian Balloon Corporation: The Avian Envelope". Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
"What's the Skinny on Racing Balloons?" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
"Ballongflyg Upp & Ner". Archived from the original on 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
"Virgin Global Challenger: An Interview with Per Lindstrand". Balloon Life. 1997. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
"Hot Air Dirigible Specifications". Archived from the original on 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
"Nitrogen vs. Heat Tapes". Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
"Flytec 3040 Digital Wireless Instrument Package". Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
"Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Type certificate data sheet no. A33CE" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
"NASA: Montgolfiere balloon missions for Mars and Titan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
"Balloons in the American Civil War". 2015-01-09. Archived from the original on 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
"Observation Balloons On The Western Front". 2010-12-02. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
"Early military ballooning". 2013-05-19. Archived from the original on 2013-05-19. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
"Hot Air FAQ: What regulations are in Place?". Archived from the original on 2010-01-10. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
"Professional Balloon Pilots". Archived from the original on 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2007-05-03.
Mohyeldin, Ayman; Gubash, Charlene; Newland, John (26 February 2013). "Foreign tourists killed in Egyptian balloon crash". World News on NBCNews.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.

westernfrontassociation.com

"Observation Balloons On The Western Front". 2010-12-02. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2023-10-26.

worldcat.org

"The Difference Engine: Not all hot air". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2023-11-17.

xlta.org

Daniel Nachbar; Paul Stumpf (2008). "Construction basics". XLTA. Retrieved 2010-03-06. all of the seams are the "French fell" type