Ballooning

by Smith, Anthony; Wagner, Mark; Wagner, Mark

• ISBN13: 9781852605681
• ISBN10: 1852605685
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Haynes Pubns

Summary

Who starts a journey without knowing where it will finish? Who lands without brakes, falls over, and is delighted and eager to do it again? Today's balloon pilots! This stunning color album reveals the beauty, excitement and joy of ballooning, from the Sahara to Antarctica. Competition flying, special shapes, ballooning clubs, model hot air balloons, exotic flying, showmen, films and stunt flying are brought vividly to life. Coverage also includes record breakers, the singletons, the birth of propane man, and the science of ballooning. This lavishly illustrated, lighter-than-air journey covers every aspect of ballooning.

Table of Contents

Setting the scene	9	(20)
The daft endeavour, Preparation and inflation, Magic, Root effect, Treble clefs of farmers, Voyeurism, Map distortion, Smells and sounds, Vertigo and fear, Look at me, Solitude at altitude, Landing turbulence
The science of ballooning	29	(10)
Montgolfier and Charles experiments, The principles of aerostation. Hot air versus gas, The first two flights, Yost's canned balloon, Convention
The birth of propane man	39	(16)
The dominance of gas, General Mills and Raven, Ed Yost, The first four hot-air flights, Hot air for Africa?, Channel crossing, Change since 1963, Rips, burners, baskets
The joy	55	(16)
The popularity, Resurgence, Tolerance of error, The flight with Didier, Firemen aid, Trees, The Dongen experience, Balloonists, Royal Aero Club, British Balloon and Airship Club
Mishaps and accidents	71	(12)
Perceived danger, Fatalities, Common factors, Incidents, Electricity, Night flying by mistake, Mishap or mayhem
The Soloists	83	(6)
One man-meets, Green Ice, Cludhoppers, One man showmenship, Advertising
Special shapes	89	(16)
Balloon-shaped, Golly, Light bulbs and sparking plugs, G-PIPE, Hofmeister bear, T Rex, Jeans, Malcolm Forbes, Balleroy, Festo and Otsef
Competition flying	105	(16)
The language, Glossary, PDGs and JDGs, Winning over Holland, Albuquerque juryman, Markers and observers, Atmos pheric behaviour, Aiming for a friend Nationals and Worlds, Gordon Bennetts Paris 1983, Saga days
The Showmen	121	(8)
Defining stunts, Abseiling, Hang-gliding, Bungee-jumping, Tight-rope walking, Basket returns, Kilimanjaro, Mount Everest
The people carriers	129	(10)
Forgotten tissues, Safari balloons, Giraffes and elephants, Terror firmer, Commercial flying, British Association of Balloon Operators, Cabin crew, Medicals, Commercial licences
Exotic flying	139	(10)
Unknown destinations, Foreign flying, No problem, Sheer incontinence, Albuquerque, Country totals
Hot-air airships	149	(12)
Steerage, Wasp, Failure, Icicle 1973, Competitive flying, Pressure airships, Zanussi, Up a tree
Models and ballooniana	161	(10)
Charles Saffery, Model experiments, Mini-balloons, Arithmetic and manufacture, Competitions, Registration, Balloon motif, Illustrations, Collections
The record breakers	171	(14)
Distance, height endurance, Cross-Channel, Blanchard, Sadler, Green, Glaisher, Tissandier, Gordon Bennetts, The Small World, Atlantic failures and successes, Classes and sizes Global attempts (1996 to 1998)
What next?	185	(4)
17,000 registrations, The export industry, Future barriers, Last great adventures, The joy continues
Appendices	189
I Current (and past) records - altitude, distance, endurance - for the largest sizes of gas, hot air, and Roziere balloons ll' List of manufacturers around the world