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laory August 8, 2011 at 2:12 am

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baybay_baruga August 8, 2011 at 2:26 pm

try something along the lines of a dodecahedron, as spherical as possible, for a flight just make sure it is not topheavy (extremely important) and get extra hot air =D

Bill M August 9, 2011 at 2:10 am

The balloon rises when the density of air inside is less than the density outside. The weight of the air inside the balloon plus the weight of the gondola have to be less than the weight of an equal volume of outside air.

Dr. Destructo August 9, 2011 at 2:52 pm

look at a periodic table of elements any element that has a mas that is less than Oxygen will float when it is in gas form.

HoneyBearCub August 10, 2011 at 2:16 am

They can be dangerous because: the railings are too low, the flame is close to your head and very loud, they are at the whims of the wind, they can land in dangerouse places, the following vehicle may miss them, they can land and bounce or be dragged by the wind, things can drop out, a landing may be at night if no place suitable can be found, trees can arive quickly, wind has a mind of its own, you might need clean underwear on route…But, barring accidents, they sure can be a peaceful flight over hill and dale watching the cows below!So what will you do?

Beth August 10, 2011 at 2:25 pm

If you don’t want the teacher to be suspicious, DO YOUR OWN WORK!Asking us to write this is CHEATING. You should be ashamed of yourself!Hopefully NO ONE up here will do this for you. I like to think we have more ethics than that!

Bear Party August 11, 2011 at 2:11 am

You throw a person up there before we know if it will kill you. It sucks to kill and animal but it would be worse to kill a college educated pilot

timothy leary August 11, 2011 at 2:11 pm

You have to be able to do a barrelroll.

Socrates August 12, 2011 at 2:37 am

A morning flight has a little better chance of happening because the winds have not come up yet. There’s a greater chance of the flight being scrubbed because of morning fog however. Morning flights can start out a little chillier than afternoon flights, but warm up soon. Check the hour to hour temperature forecasts before the flight. A morning flight usually lifts off within an hour of sunrise. An evening flight lifts off within 2 hours of sunset.As far as preference, I guess that depends if you’re a morning person or not. Although I’m not but I find them rewarding. As far as location, South or West looks nice from satellite views. The East looks mountainous. If you charter someone with a smaller sport balloon (3-4 people including pilot), they’re more likely to fly a route you might request. If you go West, you could do a “splash-n-dash” in the Sacramento River!

smart E August 12, 2011 at 2:46 pm

There is an add on balloon download out there, but it does not come close to simulating hot air balloon flight. Move the throttle up the balloon climbs, move it down, the balloon descends. That’s it.

N K August 13, 2011 at 2:10 am

I would suggest you to have some intimate time up there coz It was my fantasy and I enjoyed it! Amazing trip plan ahead and have your eye on wind speed!

gary s August 13, 2011 at 2:57 pm

It’s gentler than an elevator.I worked as a groundcrew for one as a teenager and had to give it up as the hours were irregular.The only thing to get used to is the burner for the hot air.You have 2-4 tanks of propane in the basket to keep the ballon’s air hot.When the propane runs out,the ballon is too cold to rise.Usually the trip is stopped when the tanks are low,but not empty.They are connected to a 20,000 BTU burner above your head.The ballonist is only able to go up or down,the wind blows them side to side depending on the altitude,which must be below 10,000 feet unless equiped with oxygen and a pressurized cabin.It’ the closest thing to Willy wonka’s great glass elevator in the ‘Charlie and the chocolate factory “Movie.There is no noise except when the burner is engaged and the roar is deafening.I wish you had mentioned how much it cost,I’d like to take my kids on one.

Kevin P August 14, 2011 at 2:47 am

Hot Air Balloons aren’t exactly designed with thrust and drag in mind.Obviously, the weight of the balloon acts upon it like any other aircraft, attempting to pull its mass to the ground. Lift is produced by the difference in density inside and out of the balloon. The Hot air within is less dense than the cool air outside, so it will attempt to rise. The mass of hot air produces enough upward lift to counteract gravity, and it pulls the entire balloon and basket assembly upwards.A conventional hot air balloon does not have any means of producing thrust. Any forward movement is actually produced by, well, drag. Air moving around the craft will create pockets of high and low pressure which will pull the balloon around it. How much this affects the craft is entirely dependent on the air currents that it is flying in. In designing a balloon, if one wants it to move more, they would actually design it to induce more drag in the air flowing around it.

Firefox August 14, 2011 at 2:48 pm

It’s ascent is based on Archimedes Principle, the amount of lifting force generated is proportional to the difference between the temperature of the air inside the envelope and the temperature of the air outside the envelope. In other words this will equal the to the weight of the unheated air displaced by the balloon.Once in air, it is at the mercy of the wind conditions.

Charger43 August 15, 2011 at 2:05 am

My sister is the only Flight Attendant for a Billionaire who owns his own Lear Jet , but I can’t say his name.She flies all over the world, but I am still waiting for an invite.

mike h August 15, 2011 at 2:21 pm

No. Unless the pilot and crew did something extremely unique for you, tipping is not customary.The pilot is a FAA licensed pilot (in the US at least) and would not expect a tip anymore than the pilot of a Pan Am jet would.The crewmembers are generally volunteers who do not get paid. They do it for the fun and adventure. Not to mention the occasional free balloon ride. Some very large ballon outfits may pay the crew but most do not.The fact you participated in the set up and break down of the balloon makes me believe the crew was volunteer. Otherwise they probably would not have allowed you to assist. If you had offered a tip to most crews, they would have politely turned you down. It’s fun for them.When I crewed on balloons, we had an Australian couple living stateside that invited us to their home nearby and fixed us all breakfast. That was pretty cool of them as they put out an Australian style breakfast complete with Veg-a-mite.

Mon_10 August 16, 2011 at 2:15 am

It’s generally a package deal – champagne included.

Skechers August 16, 2011 at 2:07 pm

Hot air balloons are based on a very basic scientific principle: warmer air rises in cooler air. Essentially, hot air is lighter than cool air, because it has less mass per unit of volume. A cubic foot of air weighs roughly 28 grams (about an ounce). If you heat that air by 100 degrees F, it weighs about 7 grams less. Therefore, each cubic foot of air contained in a hot air balloon can lift about 7 grams. That’s not much, and this is why hot air balloons are so huge — to lift 1,000 pounds, you need about 65,000 cubic feet of hot air.To keep the balloon rising, you need a way to reheat the air. Hot air balloons do this with a burner positioned under an open balloon envelope. As the air in the balloon cools, the pilot can reheat it by firing the burner. A hot air balloon has three essential parts: the burner, which heats the air; the balloon envelope, which holds the air; and the basket, which carries the passengers.

Battling Lynette August 17, 2011 at 2:02 am

Tell him you have a wonderful imagination

magidge August 17, 2011 at 2:30 pm

I’ve never done one of those balloon rides, but I’d love to!