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Ballooning

Author: S.L. Kotar

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2011-01-03

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 0786449411

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.

The Great American Balloon Book

Author: Bob Waligunda

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780133636062

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A sourcebook about ballooning and balloonists with a detailed training syllabus.

Scientific Ballooning

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Published: 1961

Total Pages: 232

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Scientific Ballooning

Author: Nobuyuki Yajima

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-04-21

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 0387097279

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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.