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Hot air balloon
Hot air balloons are the oldest successful human flight technology, dating back to the Montgolfier brothers..
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Montgolfier brothers
The Montgolfier brothers, invented the montgolfière, or hot air balloon.
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Virgin Global Challenger
Come to read about the Round-the-World Balloon race.
challenger.virgin.net/browser_nf.htm

NOVA Online - Balloon Race Around the World
To fly non-stop around the world in a balloon was one of aviation's last great challenges - a challenge that was finally met on March 20, 1999 by Bertran Piccard of Switzerland and Brian Jones of Britain. On this site, you can delve into the history of science and ballooning, follow the attempts of earlier balloonists to make the round-the-world flight, and more.
pbs.org/wgbh/pages/nova/balloon

Breitling-Orbiter 3
Non stop flight around the world. The official site from the first team to make it all the way around the world in a hot air balloon.
breitling-orbiter.ch

World of Sport Ballooning
Pcitures of balloning and calendar of balloning events.
eballoon.com

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
Hot air ballon event.
balloonfiesta.com

BalloonZone ~ Hot Air Ballooning ~ hot air balloon festivals & events
Find out about the hot air ballooning experience over California's wine country. Read an abbreviated history of hot air ballooning and learn about how the balloon is put together.
balloonzone.com/

Hot Air Ballooning
Hot air ballooning's home on the web. Learn where to get a balloon ride, how balloons fly, how to become a balloon pilot,or find a balloon festival near you.
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