Hot Air+Balloon

Hot Air Balloon - Erik Ramirez  //In my Experience at the Palm Springs Air Museum, one of the things that intrigued me the most was the Hot Air balloon. A hot air balloon consists of a material called envelope, which is generally nylon. It contains Heated Air, when the air is heated it is lighter than normal cool air. Since the air is lighter, it is able to lift the balloon which is similar to gas air balloons. During the war it was one of the first small ways to travel, because it had a carrier basket for the men to be in. they had to travel in them because the had yet to be invented. It is amazing to think of staying in a confined carrier for more the 3 hours with no restroom breaks and the very cold air. In my perspective, I honor the people who had to endure that just to get to a destination and fight.

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 Here they are demonstrating how heated air will lift the bag into the air. It is a small model of a hot air balloon.  Here it shows how the torch heats up the air underneath the bag and the air gets heated and lifts the bag, just like a hot air balloon.