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1875 painting by Jules Tavernier
A Balloon in Mid-Air is an 1875 aerial landscape painting by French illustrator and painter Jules Tavernier. The work is thought to be based on a gas
A_Balloon_in_Mid-Air
Hot air balloon festivals are held annually in many places throughout the year, allowing balloon pilots and the general public to gather together and enjoy
List of hot air balloon festivals
List_of_hot_air_balloon_festivals
Lighter-than-air aircraft
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
Hot_air_balloon
balloons, such as Montgolfiere hot-air balloons, Charlière gas balloons, or Rozière gas and hot-air hybrid balloons. This list does not include accidents
List_of_ballooning_accidents
Fatal balloon crash in Egypt
gas fuel system, causing the balloon to deflate mid-air and crash to the ground. It was the deadliest ballooning accident in history and the deadliest aerostat
2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash
2013_Luxor_hot_air_balloon_crash
Balloon containing gases which are lighter than air
A gas balloon is a balloon that rises and floats in the air because it is filled with a gas lighter than air (such as helium or hydrogen). When not in
Gas_balloon
Activity of flying hot air balloons
Hot air ballooning is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying hot air balloons. Attractive aspects of ballooning include the exceptional
Hot_air_ballooning
flown Hot air balloons since the mid 1980's. The festival began with approximately 15 balloons and to date has grown to about 30 balloons. The event
Warren County Farmers' Fair Balloon Festival
Warren_County_Farmers'_Fair_Balloon_Festival
Mid-air collision between two hot air ballons
result of a mid-air collision at 6:38 am, local time. One balloon ascended, colliding with another balloon above it. The envelope of the lower balloon engulfed
1989 Alice Springs hot air balloon crash
1989_Alice_Springs_hot_air_balloon_crash
Procedure in which flying aircraft receive fuel from another aircraft
1923, when a DH-4 flew from Sumas, Washington, on the Canada–United States border, to Tijuana, Mexico, landing in San Diego, using mid-air refuelings
Aerial_refueling
WWII Japanese incendiary weapon
World War II. It consisted of a hydrogen-filled paper balloon 33 feet (10 m) in diameter, with a payload of four 11-pound (5.0 kg) incendiary devices and
Fu-Go_balloon_bomb
Hot air balloon festival in New York, US
The Adirondack Balloon Festival is an annually held hot-air balloon festival that takes place in Queensbury, New York during mid-to-late September, roughly
Adirondack_Balloon_Festival
Military crewed balloon
An observation balloon is a type of balloon that is employed as an aerial platform for gathering intelligence and spotting artillery. The use of observation
Observation_balloon
2025 film
go high up in the air on the next one?”, telling about his idea of a movie set in a hot air balloon. Given the dangers of actually filming in an airborne
Turbulence_(2025_film)
Badges of observation balloon & airship pilots
United States Army Air Service and the United States Army Air Corps until the mid-1930s. The badge was then redesignated the Balloon Pilot Badge and, during
United States balloon pilot badges
United_States_balloon_pilot_badges
English Channel, first flight in North America, and first aircraft related disaster. Unmanned hot air balloons are popular in Chinese history. Zhuge Liang
History_of_ballooning
Short story by Jules Verne
following forms. As "A Voyage in a Balloon" (translated by Anne T. Wilbur): 1852 – Sartain's Union Magazine of Literature As "A Drama in Mid-Air" (translated
A_Drama_in_the_Air
Balloon released into the stratosphere, most commonly weather balloons
level. In 2013, a balloon named BS 13-08 reached a record altitude of 53.7 km (33.4 mi; 176,000 ft). The most common type of high-altitude balloons are weather
High-altitude_balloon
1904 French silent short film
novel A Drama in the Air by Jules Verne. A gas balloon with two passengers lifts up in front of a large crowd of people. A close-up of the balloon's basket
Drama_in_the_Air
UFO legend caused by 1947 balloon crash
merely a conventional weather balloon. In 1978, retired United States Air Force officer Jesse Marcel claimed that the Army's weather balloon claim had
Roswell_incident
Air-borne movement of spiders and other invertebrates
vary from a few metres to hundreds of kilometres. Even atmospheric samples collected from balloons at five kilometres altitude and ships mid-ocean have
Ballooning_(spider)
Assisted atmospheric re-entry technique
Mid-air retrieval is a technique used in atmospheric reentry of a spacecraft when the re-entering vehicle is unable to land safely unassisted. The vehicle
Mid-air_retrieval
Branch of the Union Army during the American Civil War
The Union Army Balloon Corps was a branch of the Union Army during the American Civil War, established by presidential appointee Thaddeus S. C. Lowe.
Union_Army_Balloon_Corps
Annual event on Memorial Day
The Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic, one of the oldest hot-air balloon races in the mid-South, started in Decatur in 1978 with competition among
Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic
Alabama_Jubilee_Hot_Air_Balloon_Classic
American painter (1844–1899)
Museums of San Francisco from 18 December 2021 to 17 April 2022. A Balloon in Mid-Air, 1875, oil on canvas, Private collection The Pioneer, 1877, oil on
Jules_Tavernier_(painter)
Criticism of United States drug policy
illegal drugs in South American countries and squeezing a balloon: If a balloon is squeezed the air is moved, but does not disappear, instead moving into
Balloon_effect
System used to retrieve persons on the ground using an aircraft
cargo. Experiments with the recovery system began in 1950 by the CIA and Air Force. Using a weather balloon, nylon line, and weights of 10 to 15 pounds (4
Fulton surface-to-air recovery system
Fulton_surface-to-air_recovery_system
First major land battle of the Russo-Japanese war
Russian balloon anchored between missions Battle of Liaoyang, Russian observation balloon in mid-air Battle of Liaoyang, Russian balloon, observers in the
Battle_of_Liaoyang
aircraft carrier), launched hot air balloon bombs at Venice, the first offensive use of air power in naval aviation. In 1848 Venice rebelled, declaring
SMS_Vulcano
Annual hot air balloon festival in Northampton, England
place over a Friday, Saturday and Sunday in mid-August. The main features of the festival were the twice-daily hot air balloon lifts and a balloon glow, but
Northampton_Balloon_Festival
American social media personality and executive producer
in with couples who had met through the show and shared updates on their relationships. By mid-2024, Pop the Balloon or Find Love had turned into a major
Arlette_Amuli
Homemade aerostat using weather balloons
October 6, 1993) made a 45-minute flight in a homemade aerostat made of an ordinary lawn chair and 42 helium-filled weather balloons. The aircraft rose to
Lawnchair_Larry_flight
Small hot air balloon made to be released into the air
is a small hot air balloon made of paper, with an opening at the bottom where a small fire is suspended. Sky lanterns have been made for centuries in cultures
Sky_lantern
Airport in County Cork, Ireland
U.S. Naval Air Station Berehaven was a Lighter-than-Air (LTA) kite balloon station at Berehaven, County Cork, Ireland that the United States Navy (USN)
U.S. Naval Air Station Berehaven Ireland
U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Berehaven_Ireland
Parachute descents by non-human animals
while the balloon was mid-air, dropping the animals on the ground near Bush Hill. Blanchard repeated the demonstration on 17 and 21 June. A writer for
Parachuting_animals
US Navy barge used for balloon launches
initial balloon experiment by John A. Dahlgren led to intensified balloon spying during the remainder of the war. George Washington Parke Custis, a coal
USS George Washington Parke Custis
USS_George_Washington_Parke_Custis
Annual Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City
time) "Underdog" balloon. In the 2000 Green Day album Warning, track 12 is titled 'Macy's Day Parade'. In 2008, a Coca-Cola CGI ad aired in the United States
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Macy's_Thanksgiving_Day_Parade
1864 riot in Leicester, England
A riot occurred on 11 July 1864 in Victoria Park, Leicester, during a public demonstration of a new hydrogen balloon by the aeronaut Henry Tracey Coxwell
Leicester_balloon_riot
American balloonist inventor
earn a balloon pilot's license. Don Piccard served as a balloon and airship rigger in the United States Navy during World War II and at Naval Air Station
Don_Piccard
Aerial Internet project (2011–2021)
balloon network using a special Internet antenna attached to their building. The signal traveled through the balloon network from balloon to balloon,
Loon_LLC
First balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean
Anderson and Larry Newman, became the first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it landed on 17 August 1978 in Miserey near Paris, 137 hours and 6 minutes
Double_Eagle_II
Powered lighter-than-air aircraft
An airship, dirigible balloon or dirigible is a type of aerostat (lighter-than-air) aircraft that can navigate through the air flying under its own power
Airship
a weather balloon, but in 1994 Air Force historians concluded that the weather balloon explanation had likely been a cover for Project Mogul. By 2013
UFO reports and disinformation
UFO_reports_and_disinformation
Anti-aircraft shelling during WWII against an imagined invader
1949, the United States Coast Artillery Association identified a meteorological balloon sent aloft at 1:00 am as having "started all the shooting" and
Battle_of_Los_Angeles
Science of air flight-capable machines
In an attempt the next year to provide both endurance and controllability, de Rozier developed a balloon having both hot air and hydrogen gas bags, a
Aeronautics
American manufacturer of plastic, electronic and "special apparel" products
air balloons that kicked off the resurgence of ballooning in the mid-1960s. In fact, Ed Yost began this series of events when he built and flew a 40 ft
Raven_Industries
United States Air Force officer (1907–1986)
Sr. (May 27, 1907 – June 23, 1986) was a major in the United States Air Force (later a lieutenant colonel in the Reserves) who helped administer Operation
Jesse_Marcel
2019 American film
Balloon was a finalist in the 2019 Student Academy Awards, in the category of best narrative. Junior high schooler, Sam Wheeler, participates in a school
Balloon_(2019_American_film)
Species of legume
Br.; Colutea frutescens L.) is a southern African legume in the family Fabaceae. It is also known as cancer bush, balloon pea, Cape bladder pea, sutherlandia;
Lessertia_frutescens
was a hot air balloon pilot and astronomer from Kazakhstan. He was the first and only hot air balloon champion of the USSR (1991), Hot Air Balloon champion
Victor_Zagainov
US Air Force base near Belleville, Illinois, United States
it still lacked a mission. Scott was transformed into a lighter-than-air (LTA) station in 1921, with the transfer of the Army Balloon and Airship School
Scott_Air_Force_Base
Air warfare branch of the Serbian Armed Forces
formed one air force balloon company. The first aviation pioneer in Serbia was Lieutenant Kosta Miletić (1874–1953), trained as a balloon pilot at the
Serbian Air Force and Air Defence
Serbian_Air_Force_and_Air_Defence
1956 film by Robert D. Webb
Device and Giant Balloon Go on Display Prior to Preview at Air Base Miles, Marvin. Los Angeles Times, 4 March 1956, page 3 Weiler, A.M. "Movie review;
On_the_Threshold_of_Space
British documentary film maker (1937–2017)
The Roots used a hot-air balloon to film sequences for the wildebeest film, and in Safari by Balloon made the first hot-air balloon flight over Mount
Alan_Root
limitations of contemporary knowledge. In the late 18th century, the Montgolfier brothers invented the hot-air balloon which soon led to manned flights. At
History_of_aviation
Propaganda campaigns between North and South Korea
Balloon propaganda campaigns in Korea include both North and South Korean propaganda leaflet campaigns, with the use of balloons as a distribution method
Balloon propaganda campaigns in Korea
Balloon_propaganda_campaigns_in_Korea
1935 film by Charles Reisner
buy an air balloon. Calvin thinks that Gridley is the sucker, however, and negotiates a free aircraft ride to find the perfect location for a stratospheric
It's_in_the_Air_(1935_film)
Form of travel using aircraft to fly above ground for long distances
Air travel is a form of travel in vehicles such as airplanes, jet aircraft, helicopters, hot air balloons, blimps, gliders, hang gliders, parachutes,
Air_travel
British aeronaut (1819–1900)
continental Europe in the mid-to late nineteenth century. His achievements included having established and led two military balloon companies in Cologne, Germany
Henry_Tracey_Coxwell
Difference between mass and weight
Similarly, a balloon has mass but may appear to have no weight or even negative weight, due to buoyancy in air. However the weight of the balloon and the
Mass_versus_weight
Powered aircraft with wings
invented and flew the first airplane in 1903, recognized as "the first sustained and controlled heavier-than-air powered flight". They built on the works
Airplane
Airport in Grand Est, France
final edition in 2023. Since 2025 a new hot air balloon festival started. The first edition of the Enenvol – Chambley International Balloon Fiesta, held
Chambley-Bussières_Air_Base
Parachutist and fairground entertainer (1886–1983)
wearing a blindfold, having Cody shoot, from her head, a plaster egg. In 1905, she ascended on a trapeze slung below a hot-air balloon to a height of
Dolly_Shepherd
Air service branch of the U.S. military
of the United States Air Force can be traced back to the Union Army Balloon Corps of the American Civil War. The Union Balloon Corps, established by
United_States_Air_Force
American sculptor and painter (born 1955)
everyday objects, including balloon animals produced in stainless steel with mirror-finish surfaces. He lives and works in both New York City and his hometown
Jeff_Koons
Graphic convention in comics to show speech
Speech balloons (also speech bubbles, dialogue balloons, or word balloons) are a graphic convention used most commonly in comic books, comics, and cartoons
Speech_balloon
Parachute-like braking device
utilising a ballute for supersonic deceleration, enabling the stage to be captured in mid-air by a helicopter. Index of aviation articles "Balloon (Balloon-Parachute)"
Ballute
Former Royal Air Force station in Essex, England
Women's Auxiliary Air Force. No 24 Balloon Centre was disbanded in February 1945 and the airfield closed in August 1946.[citation needed] In 1947, plans we
RAF_Fairlop
Aircraft developed before the modern aeroplane
hot-air balloon of paper with a fire burning beneath it, lifting it about 4 metres (13 ft) in front of king John V and the Portuguese court. In the mid-18th
Early_flying_machines
American pilot wing walker (1899–1981)
jumps from balloons for the C.P.O. Aerial Circus in 1921. By 1922, she had begun doing stunts involving airplanes. Through her performances in the 1920s
Gladys_Ingle
Tethered aircraft
festivals Sea Tails, video installation Solar balloon, a solar-heated hot air balloon that can be flown like a kite, but on windless days. Uttarayan, the
Kite
2019 film directed by Tom Harper
protagonists. In 1862 London, Amelia Wren, a balloon pilot, and James Glaisher, a scientist, arrive for the launch of the largest balloon ever constructed
The_Aeronauts_(film)
Special vehicle to fly in air just above sea or ground
supported upon a cushion of pressurized air from a downward-directed fan. Some GEV designs, such as the Russian Lun and Dingo, blew air under the wing
Ground-effect_vehicle
Air arm of the Imperial German Army
renamed as Jasta Boelcke in December 1916 after Oswald Boelcke, Germany's top fighter tactician, had been lost in a mid-air collision in October 1916 following
Luftstreitkräfte
Electromagnetic projectile launcher
effectively air-cored, i.e., they do not use ferromagnetic materials such as iron to enhance the magnetic flux. However, if the barrel is made of a magnetically
Railgun
air balloon on October 15, 1783. First manned free flight in an untethered balloon: Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and Marquis d'Arlandes flew in a Montgolfier
List_of_firsts_in_aviation
Heavier-than-air aircraft with rotating wings
A rotary-wing aircraft, rotorwing aircraft or rotorcraft is a heavier-than-air aircraft with rotary wings that spin around a vertical mast to generate
Rotorcraft
English meteorologist and astronomer
of the air. He even recorded his own pulse at various altitudes". In 1871, Glaisher arranged for the publication of his book about the balloon flights
James_Glaisher
Studio album by American musician Harry Nilsson
Harry Nilsson, released in late 1970. It was accompanied by an animated film adaptation directed by Fred Wolf, which aired in early February 1971 on the
The_Point!
Aerial warfare branch of the Imperial Japanese Army from 1912 to 1945
home islands. The Japanese military became interested in the use of captive balloons in the mid 19th century, having noted their use by Western European
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
Imperial_Japanese_Army_Air_Service
American computer scientist (born 1956)
World Air Sports Federation was 135,889.108 feet (41.419000 km; 25.7365735 mi). The balloon used for the feat was manufactured by the Balloon Facility
Alan_Eustace
Shootdown of unidentified object
February 12, one week after a Chinese balloon was shot down by a U.S. Air Force F-22 off the coast of South Carolina, after the balloon was tracked over the
2023 Lake Huron high-altitude object
2023_Lake_Huron_high-altitude_object
German World War I flying ace
9 balloons and 39 airplanes. On the 8th of August, the Allied Forces launched the war's final offensive against the Germans. The British Royal Air Force
Erich_Loewenhardt
all 32 people on board. August 23 – A hot air balloon on a sightseeing flight crashed on the Ljubljana Marsh in Slovenia, killing six of the 32 people
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft
List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_commercial_aircraft
United States Air Force base
Raptor took off from the base and shot down a Chinese balloon, marking the jet's first-ever combat air kill. The Air Force mission at Langley is to sustain
Langley_Air_Force_Base
trade in Peru includes the growing of coca and the shipment of cocaine to the United States. In an example of the balloon effect, dramatic falls in coca
Illegal_drug_trade_in_Peru
Series of British nuclear weapons tests
from a string of four vertically stacked barrage balloons. This was chosen over an air drop because the bomb assembly could not be fitted into a droppable
Operation_Grapple
Austrian skydiver and extreme sportsman (1969–2025)
widely known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon in the stratosphere on 14 October 2012 and landing in New Mexico, United States, as part of the
Felix_Baumgartner
Use of aircraft during the First World War
conflict involving the use of aircraft. Tethered observation balloons had already been employed in several wars and would be used extensively for artillery
Aviation_in_World_War_I
1908–1937 U.S. Army program to operate airships
in combat. The history of American military aviation began during the Civil War, when the Union Army operated observation balloons. Later, a balloon was
U.S._Army_airships
Weapon utilizing a self-contained rocket engine to propel itself to its target
ISBN 9781472803696. Retrieved 31 August 2023. In mid-1916, French fighters were also equipped with a set of air-to-air rockets, also called rocket torpedoes,
Rocket_(weapon)
Infrared imaging used to reveal temperature
systems designed for the mid-wave infrared (MWIR) range (3–5 μm) are used. Since infrared radiation is emitted by all objects with a temperature above absolute
Thermography
Artificial satellites
measuring the air density at orbital altitudes would be of critical importance to a space agency and that a simple balloon satellite, several meters in diameter
Project_Beacon
Measures to combat enemy aerial forces
arrangements, and passive measures (e.g. barrage balloons). It may be used to protect naval, ground, and air forces in any location. However, for most countries
Anti-aircraft_warfare
Aircraft designed for sustained observation
point of view. These balloons formed the first air force in 1794, which was referred to as the Compagnie d'Aéronautiers. Also in 1794, during the Battle
Surveillance_aircraft
Flight of an aircraft across the Pacific Ocean
America, or vice versa. Such flights have been made by fixed-wing aircraft, balloons and other types of aircraft. Though less common than transatlantic flights
Transpacific_flight
air balloon, the Kongming lantern, was invented in China, serving as a military communication station. Some minor warfare use was made of balloons in
History_of_aerial_warfare
Locker make a 17-mile (27 km) balloon flight from Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood to Chingford in just over 15 minutes. 2 December – A manned illuminated
Timeline of aviation in the 19th century
Timeline_of_aviation_in_the_19th_century
Activities surrounding aircraft industry
lighter-than-air aircraft such as hot air balloons and airships. Aviation began in the 18th century with the development of the hot air balloon, an apparatus
Aviation
Aircraft which use flapping movement of the wings to generate lift
developed a half-scale radio-controlled model of the giant pterosaur, Quetzalcoatlus northropi, for the Smithsonian Institution in the mid-1980s. It was
Ornithopter
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