In aeronautics, a balloon is an unpowered aerostat, which remains aloft or floats due to its buoyancy. A balloon may be free, moving with the wind, or...
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High-altitude balloons or stratostats are usually uncrewed balloons typically filled with helium or hydrogen and released into the stratosphere, generally...
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A barrage balloon is a type of airborne barrage, a large uncrewed tethered balloon used to defend ground targets against aircraft attack, by raising aloft...
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the 1940s, balloon aeronautics became militarily obsolete by the 1950s. At that time, the United States Air Force discontinued the Balloon Pilot Badge;...
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Aeronautics is the science or art involved with the study, design, and manufacturing of air flight-capable machines, and the techniques of operating aircraft...
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balloon pops from tension. In some cases, the helium leaks out from pores and the balloon deflates, falling down. Balloon (aeronautics) Gas balloon High-altitude...
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A hot air balloon is a lighter-than-air aircraft consisting of a bag, called an envelope, which contains heated air. Suspended beneath is a gondola or...
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USS George Washington Parke Custis (category Balloons (aeronautics))
balloon-launching platform to spy on Confederate defenses from afar. This initial balloon experiment by John A. Dahlgren led to intensified balloon spying...
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to: Hot air ballooning Balloon (aeronautics) Ballooning (spider) Ballooning degeneration, a disease Memory ballooning Balloon (disambiguation) This disambiguation...
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A kite balloon is a tethered balloon which is shaped to help make it stable in low and moderate winds and to increase its lift. It typically comprises...
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