The Ultra-Light Sport Balloon
https://youtu.be/jPQUVbh-iu8 Please watch video for complete story.A balloon pilot from France has come up with an ultralight sport balloon. So light and portable that he calls it a one-person balloon system. Leandro Corradini, a balloon pilot and entrepreneur launched his startup FlyDoo, to make ballooning easier, manageable, and more fun. For this, he made several […]
Campaign for Thank You Balloon Launched
Would you like to send a Thank You note to someone, by flying it on a hot air balloon? The Thank You Balloon Campaign launched on 12th June 2020. The two balloon pilots who have taken the initiative hope to succeed in their goal of flying a hot air balloon across US and Europe, after receiving support and funds […]
Dewey Reinhard Reflects on His 1977 Balloon Flight Across the Atlantic Ocean
Dewey Reinhard had never seen a balloon as huge as the one that he was about to fly on October 10, 1977 from Bar Harbor, in the United States. Reinhard and former Army pilot Steve Stephenson were lured by the Atlantic as were others before them, whose quest had produced 15 failures and five deaths. […]
Scientist and Aviator Julian Nott Dies After a Bizarre Accident
It is with deep regret and profound sadness that we report the death of renowned aeronaut Julian Nott on March 26, 2019. Nott passed away peacefully in a hospital, on Tuesday, after suffering serious injuries in what seems to be a bizarre capsule accident after a successful balloon flight and landing. His loving partner of […]
Tracy Barnes: Pioneer of Lighter-than-Air Flight
Admired as a brave pioneer and mechanical genius in lighter-than-air aviation, Tracy Lay Barnes made hot-air ballooning a safer and enjoyable sport. Barnes’ most important contribution to ballooning—the self-sealing parachute valve—advanced safety and control of hot-air balloons, consequently expanding the sport and business of ballooning in the United States and around the world. Tracy Lay […]
The First Aerial Crossing of the English Channel
On 7th January 1785, Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr. John Jeffries became the first humans to triumphantly fly across the English Channel in a balloon, from Dover, England to Calais, France. In the history of ballooning, Jean-Pierre-François Blanchard is remembered as much for his courage and skills as a ballooning pioneer, as his abilities to spin colorful […]
The First Human Flight Was by a Balloon, 235 Years Ago
On 5th June 1783, brothers Joseph and Étienne Montgolfier released the first balloon in the air in Annonay, a small town in France. Their craft rose to 6,000 feet and flew for ten minutes. Knowing that their balloon flight was safe, the Montgolfier brothers proceeded to build a giant envelope to fly the first people. […]
Museum Highlights Advances in Science and Technology by Balloonists
With an emphasis on the science, technology, engineering, and math-related contributions of world-renowned balloonists, the redesigned International Ballooning Hall of Fame at the Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum, now open to the public, delves into the groundbreaking advancements and achievements of Hall of Fame inductees. The new exhibition traces the stories of inductees, beginning […]
Poland Wins Gas Balloon Race; USA-2 Finishes Second
A Polish team has flown their gas balloon 1145.29 kilometers from Bern, Switzerland, without touching down, achieving the furthest distance from take-off and winning the 2018 Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett. Mateusz Rękas and Jacek Bogadanski at 3,800 meters in the 2018 Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race over Europe. Photo Credit: Rekas and Bogadanski The Poland […]
Looking Back: The First Crossing of the Atlantic by Men in a Balloon
On August 11, 1978, three American balloonists Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman lifted off in their balloon Double Eagle II from Presque Isle, in Maine, United States, to take on the challenge of crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Abruzzo and Anderson had also attempted the feat in the previous year, but they were caught by storms, […]
