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Ballooning
: The Complete Guide to Riding the Winds by Dick
Wirth, Jerry Young (Contributor), R. Gerber (Editor)
This comprehensive guide to the sport and spectacle of hot-air ballooning has now
been thoroughly updated. Here is a hands-on guide to maintaining and piloting airships as
well as a celebration of ballooning's colorful history. Over 400 full color photos. |
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The
Joy of Ballooning by George Denniston
People who enjoy ballooning will be encouraged to get more involved in the sport with this
new book. By increasing your knowledge of ballooning, your level of enjoyment will rise
the next time you go balloon-watching. You will learn about crewing which is another sport
in itself that includes chase vehicle operations, proper use of support equipment,
"back-roads" navigation and development of a sixth sense - knowing where to go
before the pilot gets there. Crewing will ultimately lead to a flight opportunity.
Events leading up to the remarkable success of the around-the-world flight by Bertrand
Piccard and Brian Jones are also highlighted. |
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Flying in a Hot Air Balloon by Cheryl Walsh
Bellville
Written for young people, ages 4-8, Bellville provides a picturesque and
informative introduction to hot air ballooning. She shares her experience of flying
in a balloon first hand, describes equipment assembly and touches on the history of
ballooning - the oldest form of manned flight. In the latter portion of the book she
joins the chase crew to provide a perspective from the ground. A glossary clearly
explains the terms shown boldfaced in the text. |
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Ballooning (First Book) by Phyllis J. Perry Geared
toward young people, ages 9-12, the author starts off with an imaginary flight in a hot
air balloon. Components of hot air and gas balloons are described along with their
support equipment. Color photographs and illustrations show the equipment ,
instruments and the majestic balloons in flight. A brief history of ballooning is
provided along with a list of Web sites so readers can keep up with current events in the
sport. |
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The Pre-Astronauts : Manned Ballooning on the Threshold of Space by
Craig Ryan
A complete account of the U.S. efforts at manned stratospheric ballooning between
World War II and the first manned spaceflights of Project Mercury--missions that included
not only scientific and would-be record-setting flights, but also high-altitude parachute
jumps and airborne telescopic surveys. Ryan gives vivid portraits of men and women who, on
shoestring budgets, risked and sometimes lost their lives while gathering essential data
for future manned spaceflight. |
| Hot
Air Balloons by Christine Kalakuka, Brent
Stockwell |
| Albuquerque; Where the World Celebrates Ballooning |
| Ballooning
(1999) by Anthony Smith, Mark Wagner (Photographer) |
| The
Art of Hot-Air Ballooning by Roger Bansemer |
| Hot Air Ballooning by Iggulden |
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