Author: S.L. Kotar
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786449411
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
The hot air balloon has a fascinating history of much trial and error, scientific research and bold adventure. This book chronicles the development and advances in the endeavor and also provides insights into the people who developed the sport--many of whom lost their lives in the process. The book traces the history of ballooning from the Montgolfier brothers' first experiments with a paper balloon in Annonay, France, in 1782, through the next several decades, when the sport's waning novelty forced aeronauts to develop bigger, better and more dangerous tricks. It concludes at the beginning of the 20th century, when the age of the airplane rendered hot air balloons all but obsolete.
Ballooning
Author: S.L. Kotar
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786449411
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
The hot air balloon has a fascinating history of much trial and error, scientific research and bold adventure. This book chronicles the development and advances in the endeavor and also provides insights into the people who developed the sport--many of whom lost their lives in the process. The book traces the history of ballooning from the Montgolfier brothers' first experiments with a paper balloon in Annonay, France, in 1782, through the next several decades, when the sport's waning novelty forced aeronauts to develop bigger, better and more dangerous tricks. It concludes at the beginning of the 20th century, when the age of the airplane rendered hot air balloons all but obsolete.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786449411
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
The hot air balloon has a fascinating history of much trial and error, scientific research and bold adventure. This book chronicles the development and advances in the endeavor and also provides insights into the people who developed the sport--many of whom lost their lives in the process. The book traces the history of ballooning from the Montgolfier brothers' first experiments with a paper balloon in Annonay, France, in 1782, through the next several decades, when the sport's waning novelty forced aeronauts to develop bigger, better and more dangerous tricks. It concludes at the beginning of the 20th century, when the age of the airplane rendered hot air balloons all but obsolete.
Scientific Ballooning
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Category : Astrophysics
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
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Category : Astrophysics
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Scientific Ballooning
Author: Nobuyuki Yajima
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387097279
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
The aim of this book is to introduce scientific ballooning to the many people who are interested in the use of balloons for scientific applications. The book offers a basic understanding of the engineering details and the scientific research giving rise to balloon activities going on today. Above all, the book will serve as a guidebook for young scientists and researchers seeking to become involved in space science and technology by participating in balloon projects. The book deals with three types of balloons: large stratospheric balloons used for scientific purposes, rubber balloons used for aerological observations, and planetary balloons to be used in the atmospheres of other planets. The book provides many figures and photographs, and offers a systematic description of balloon technologies and related matters from historical background to current research topics. The contents include a theoretical discussion of ballon shape design, analysis and synthesis of flight dynamics, actual launching procedure, flight operations, and typical applications of ballooning in various scientific fields. Detailed meteorological descriptions, especially of the Earth's stratosphere and the atmosphere of other planets, are provided for investigating actual flight behavior.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387097279
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
The aim of this book is to introduce scientific ballooning to the many people who are interested in the use of balloons for scientific applications. The book offers a basic understanding of the engineering details and the scientific research giving rise to balloon activities going on today. Above all, the book will serve as a guidebook for young scientists and researchers seeking to become involved in space science and technology by participating in balloon projects. The book deals with three types of balloons: large stratospheric balloons used for scientific purposes, rubber balloons used for aerological observations, and planetary balloons to be used in the atmospheres of other planets. The book provides many figures and photographs, and offers a systematic description of balloon technologies and related matters from historical background to current research topics. The contents include a theoretical discussion of ballon shape design, analysis and synthesis of flight dynamics, actual launching procedure, flight operations, and typical applications of ballooning in various scientific fields. Detailed meteorological descriptions, especially of the Earth's stratosphere and the atmosphere of other planets, are provided for investigating actual flight behavior.
Ballooning Adventures
Author: Glen Bledsoe
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736890212
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Describes the different types of balloons, the history and dangers of ballooning, and some aeronauts' adventures.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736890212
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Describes the different types of balloons, the history and dangers of ballooning, and some aeronauts' adventures.
Theory of ballooning
Author: Griffith Brewer, F.R. Ae.S.
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Theory of Ballooning
Author: Griffith Brewer
Publisher:
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Category : Balloons
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
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Category : Balloons
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Ballooning Interchange Instabilities of Magnetized Plasmas Under Gravitational Fields
Author: Shoichi Yoshikawa
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Category : Nuclear energy
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
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Category : Nuclear energy
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Ballooning as a Sport
Author: Baden Fletcher Smyth Baden-Powell
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Category : Balloons
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Balloons
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Theory of Ballooning
Author: United States. War Department
Publisher:
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Category : Balloons
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
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Category : Balloons
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Hot Air Ballooning
Author: Christie Costanzo
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9781560650492
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Describes the history, equipment, and techniques of hot air ballooning and examines some of its competitions and popular locations.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9781560650492
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Describes the history, equipment, and techniques of hot air ballooning and examines some of its competitions and popular locations.