Hot Air Balloon Night Delight
by Kathy Bassett
Title
Hot Air Balloon Night Delight
Artist
Kathy Bassett
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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What a delightful scene on a cold winter's night in British Columbia, Vernon to be exact. Hearty souls up for an evening out knowing Timmy's was just across the road! The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying flight technology. It is part of a class of aircraft known as balloon aircraft. On November 21, 1783, in Annonay, France, the first untethered[1] manned flight was performed by Jean-Fran�ois Pil�tre de Rozier and Fran�ois Laurent d'Arlandes in a hot air balloon created on December 14, 1782 by the Montgolfier brothers. Hot air balloons that can be propelled through the air rather than just being pushed along by the wind are known as airships or, more specifically, thermal airships.A hot air balloon consists of a bag called the envelope that is capable of containing heated air. Suspended beneath is a gondola or wicker basket (in some long-distance or high-altitude balloons, a capsule), which carries passengers and (usually) a source of heat, in most cases an open flame. The heated air inside the envelope makes it buoyant since it has a lower density than the relatively cold air outside the envelope. As with all aircraft, hot air balloons cannot fly beyond the atmosphere. Unlike gas balloons, the envelope does not have to be sealed at the bottom since the air near the bottom of the envelope is at the same pressure as the air surrounding. For modern sport balloons the envelope is generally made from nylon fabric and the inlet of the balloon (closest to the burner flame) is made from fire resistant material such as Nomex. Beginning during the mid-1970s, balloon envelopes have been made in all kinds of shapes, such as rocket ships and the shapes of various commercial products, though the traditional shape remains popular for most non-commercial, and many commercial, applications.
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Kathy Bassett
Thanks so much Nadine and Bob for the feature of Hot Air Balloon Filled in Artist News!
Kathy Bassett
Thank you Gynt for featuring FILLED in your Greetings and Posters group!! Appreciate this so much!
Kathy Bassett
Thanks so much for featuring Filled in your fine group, Photography and Textures Make Fine Art, Darren!!