A hot air balloon soars quietly above the countryside above some hills in California. The sun is low in the western sky and bits of sunshine bathe the top of the hills. These balloons are very quiet except for the blasts of air that blows upward into the balloon to keep it afloat. From the ground, it is common to hear the people in the gondola talking since these balloons do not get very high off
A Kongming lantern, the oldest type of hot air balloonThis 1818 technical illustration shows early balloon designs.A model of the Montgolfier brothers balloon at the London Science Museum The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying flight technology. On November 21, 1783, in Paris, France, the first manned flight was made by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent
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WHY?!Hasn't this whole star-wars fan thing gone a bit far now?WE GET THE POINT GEEKY PEOPLE! YOU LIKE THE BLOODY STAR WARS FILMS!I'd truly run for my life if I saw that flying in my general direction.Source.
Plymouth, MI October 3 2003-? Forget driving through the Michigan countryside to see the fall colors, instead this year do something different and FLY OVER the fall colors in a hot air balloon.
?A balloon flight is the perfect way to see the fall colors says Scott Lorenz, President and Chief Pilot of Westwind Balloon Company of Plymouth, Michigan, it does not get any better.?
?The palate of colors just takes your breath away,” says Mike Ball, crewman and sometimes passenger, “I love taking photos from the balloon especially when we fly over Kensington Park, it?s fabulous, it?s ten times better than driving. People just have no idea how pretty it is.”
According to Lorenz, ?Nobody forgets their first balloon flight. It is truly an experience that cannot compare to anything else. The sensation of flying over trees, lakes and streams, spotting deer and other wildlife is unique and inspiring.”
“It?s a perfect gift too because when a gift touches someone
Since we were coming from Manila, I had to get up much earlier today. We wanted to leave before 4 a.m. to make it there early enough to get decent parking and a good vantage point. So we had to be up at 3 a.m. And since I was driving, that meant I couldn't catch up on sleep.When we arrived at 5:15 a.m., there was already a queue entering the parking area. In fact, there was also a line at the ticket booth and it was a good thing I had pre-purchased tickets.We went straight to the hot air balloon area and good enough, there were still gaps in the crowd and Dad and Bettina were able to sit down right by the fence. One thing I noticed was the garbage that littered the grounds. It seems no one cleaned the place at the end of each day. I don't remember seeing any trash cans either. I hope the organizers read this and make sure it doesn't happen again next year.The program started with an unusual flag ceremony with a sky diver from the PAF bringing the Philippine flag. It was indeed a spe
It was the opening day of the 11th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta at Air Force City, Clark Special Economic Zone in Pampanga. Despite the fact that it had been held in Pampanga ten times before, I had not had a chance to check it out until today. According to the program, the hot air balloons begin take off at 5:30 a.m. Which is why we had to wake up really early to catch them.I passed by for Ching at 4:30 a.m. and we were on our way. We stopped at a gas station along the NLEX for a quick snack since we were so hungry, as well as coffee for me to keep me awake. By the time we arrived, several hot air balloons were already being prepared for take off. The actual flights begin at about 6:30 a.m. but it's best that you come early since parking and vantage points will be a problem when you arrive much later.My brod Ryan joined us at the festival venue. It was fun watching them inflate the hot air balloons of various colors and shapes with the sunrise and Mount Arayat as a
