hwt@bwdlh490.BNR.CA (Henry Troup) (06/27/91)
Source: an article in an issue of Threads magazine (a sewing & textile publication) about two years ago. Medium memory, okay? |>weight of ballon |>weight of basket including ballast? I've seen a basket close up, and it's rattan or bamboo over steel tubing. The basket looked to be pretty light, but 100-200 pounds. About 3 x 5 feet. The basket looks like this in profile: /-----\ / \ | | |xxxxxxxx| |xxxxxxxx| |>weight of payload(people and supplies) |>material of ballon ripstop nylon, usually. The balloon is sewn in triangular gores, with nylon stress tapes (like webbing) sewn along every seam. Funny shaped balloons are also in gores. |>volume of ballon |>average temperature of ballon skin |>temperature at top of ballon |>How are they suspended All of the nylon stress tapes come to the steel arch of the basket. I'm not clear on how the burner is attached, though. Cross-posting to rec.aviation with an ott distribution Henry Troup - HWT@BNR.CA (Canada) - BNR owns but does not share my opinions