Hot-air balloons provided man’s earliest successful means of flying. A flight of 25 minutes was made in France in 1783. Today the hotair balloon is one of the least common forms of air travel, but it still has its following. The hot-air airship shown here has a capacity of 96,000 cubic feet and is made from 1350 square yards of nylon fabric. Powered by a Volkswagen engine, it has a speed of 15 miles an hour. The illustration comes from “The Book of Air Sports,” by Ann Welch (Reed, 1978, 132 pp. Index. $8.50). The book discusses gliding, hang gliding, aeroplanes, man-powered craft, balloons, parachuting, and the weather.
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Press, 21 April 1979, Page 17
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108Hot-air balloons provided man’s earliest successful means of flying. A flight of 25 minutes was made in France in 1783. Today the hotair balloon is one of the least common forms of air travel, but it still has its following. The hot-air airship shown here has a capacity of 96,000 cubic feet and is made from 1350 square yards of nylon fabric. Powered by a Volkswagen engine, it has a speed of 15 miles an hour. The illustration comes from “The Book of Air Sports,” by Ann Welch (Reed, 1978, 132 pp. Index. $8.50). The book discusses gliding, hang gliding, aeroplanes, man-powered craft, balloons, parachuting, and the weather. Press, 21 April 1979, Page 17
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