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Extension of hot air balloon flight duration through adaption of balloon surface characteristics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

W. Hallmann
W. Hallmann*
Affiliation:
Fachhochschule Aachen, Germany
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Two hundred years ago the first manned balloon launch was attempted. On 21st November 1783 the hot air balloon, Montgolfiere, carried two men, the adventurer Pilatre von Roxier and the Marquis D’Arlandes, nine kilometres during their twenty minute flight.

The history of flight continued with many ambitious and inventive men. Among them were Graf Zeppelin, famous for airships, Otto Lilienthal for motorless flight, and the Wright brothers for the first powered flight. Since then the development went further until today large scale aircraft have become commonplace. Tomorrow, space flight could be just as common. Who dares say no to the technology that has brought us today’s living comforts?

The following contribution deals with an actual problem in present day hot air balloon construction.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 90 , Issue 900 , December 1986 , pp. 385 - 392
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1996 

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