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Introduction to Hot Air Balloons
Bagging the Balloon in Hot Air Ballooning
Balloon & Basket Sizes for Hot Air Balloons
Champagne Toast Traditions for Hot Air Ballooning
Chase Crews for Hot Air Balloons
Deflating Hot Air Balloons
Going Hot in Hot Air Balloons
Finding Qualified Hot Air Balloon Ride Providers
Inflating Hot Air Balloons
Landing Hot Air Balloons
Parts of the Hot Air Balloon
Flight Assembly for Hot Air Balloons
Storage of Hot Air Balloons
Bottom End Components of Hot Air Balloons
Construction of Hot Air Balloons Made
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Summary: Learn about how hot air balloons are inflated in this free ballooning video
Jeff Thompson is owner of Thompson Aire Hot Air Balloon Rides in Orlando Florida. He started flying hot air balloons at the age of 16. He has competed in various hot air ballooning...read more
" Hello there, Jeff Thompson here with Thompson Air Hot Air Balloon Rides and Expert Village. Now we have got our balloon assembled, it is time to inflate the balloon. This is the process we call the inflation. We use a large engine driven gas powered fan to fill this balloon with air. This fan is 9 horsepower horizontal mount with a 30 inch propeller on it. This fan is capable of blowing 34000 cubic feet for a minute. It will actually take about six minutes to fill this balloon from top to bottom. During this process while we hold open the throat of the balloon to fill the balloon with air the ground team wanders up to the top the balloon where they are going to install what we call the top cap or the parachute. The top of the balloon has a valve built into it and this valve has a rope that comes down to the pilot in the basket that the pilot can use to let air out of the balloon to make the balloon descend a little faster or a little slower then what if it cooled off on its own we call this the maneuvering gun very handy to have when you are flying."
eHow Article: Inflating Hot Air Balloons
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