This double balloon helium/hot air system, however ... 1794-1945—Balloons Used in Wars: From the U.S. Civil War, through World Wars I and II balloons are used as tools for warfare, for ...

In the "rainforest-cloaked sierra" on the edges of Rio de Janeiro, hot air balloon "fanatics" risk much to send "enormous kaleidoscopic creations into the skies", said The Guardian. Police ...

After researching for years, the US Army has finally allocated funding of $4.2 billion over the next 10 years for aerostat production, fielding, sustainment, and life cycle support. The funding is ...

Lowe (1832-1913) sent a telegraph from his hot air balloon flying above ... None of Lowe’s Civil War aerial photos have been located, but his balloons provided the first practical aerial ...