Introduces the history, principles, equipment, and navigational techniques of non-powered lighter-than-air flight and includes special sections on balloon clubs and annual events.

Lavishly produced, this book is a stunning tribute to the magnificence of the hot air balloon--which captures the imagination like no other flying machine. HOT AIR BALLOONS brings the wonders of the sky to the page with enlightening text and full-color photographs and illustrations depicting the extraordinary appeal of this sport. 120 color and b&w photos and Illustrations.

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This is volume 2 of a four-volume (3 volumes plus appendices) series for intelligent amateurs eager to build their own hot-air balloon. This volume contains a detailed list of the materials and equipment required and suggested sources.

More than a century before the Wright brothers’ first flight, humans were taking to the skies in hot air balloons. Today, with basic craft skills, you can build and safely launch your own balloons using inexpensive, readily available materials. Author and inventor Clive Catterall provides illustrated, step-by-step instructions for eight different homemade models, as well as the science and history behind them. Some, like the Solar Tetroon or the Trash Bag Sausage, are made from plastic bags and tape. Others, like the Khom Loi or the Kongming Lantern, are built using tissue paper and wire. The Hot Air Balloon Book also shows readers ways to heat the interior air that lifts these balloons, from tea candles to hair dryers, kitchen toasters to the sun’s warming rays. Always keeping safety in mind, the author includes detailed guidelines on when and where open flames are appropriate and the proper weather conditions to launch these lighter-than-air craft.

For hundreds of years, humans dreamed of soaring through the skies like birds. Then the invention of the hot air balloon brought us closer than ever before. Most incredible of all: This amazing invention requires just a bit of hot air to send it floa