Hot air balloon being inflated with burner flame – Historic Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This historic image of Hot air balloon being inflated with burner flame brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Hot air balloon being inflated with burner flame
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Flame roars up into the mouth of a balloon envelope as the crew works to fill it, a moment that marks the start of every ascent. Hot air balloons rise because heated air inside the envelope is lighter than the cooler air around it, and the pilot controls that lift with a burner fed by propane. Ballooning grew into a popular sport and spectacle in the twentieth century, drawing crowds to launch fields where crews waited for the right wind and weather. The burner's bright blast is worth noticing, since it is the same heat source that keeps a balloon aloft once it leaves the ground.
| Original scan | 3,908 × 2,602 px · prints to 13 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 2886994196_ca69f1d68f_o img_1588 steevithak |
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