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  2. Don Cameron (balloonist) - Wikipedia

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    Don Cameron (born 16 July 1939) is a Scottish balloonist, and later founder of Cameron Balloons, the world's largest hot air balloon manufacturer. Don Cameron is one of the few aeronauts to be awarded the Harmon Trophy , as the 'World's Outstanding Aviator' in 1999.

  3. Cameron Balloons - Wikipedia

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    Cameron Balloons is a company established in 1971 in Bristol, England, by Don Cameron to manufacture hot air balloons. [1] Cameron had previously, with others, constructed ten hot air balloons under the name Omega. [2] Production was in the basement of his house, moving in 1972 to an old church in the city.

  4. Hot air balloon - Wikipedia

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    A hot air balloon over the city of Helsinki in September 2009 Hot air balloons, Cappadocia sunrise A pair of Hopper balloons Bristol International Balloon Fiesta Modern hot air balloons, with an onboard heat source, were developed by Ed Yost and Jim Winker, beginning during the 1950s; their work resulted in his a first successful flight on ...

  5. Most flights don’t want you joining the Mile-High Club. This ...

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    The pilot, who Magical Adventure Balloon Rides promises will be wearing protective hearing gear and focused solely on flying, ascends the balloon to 5,280 feet (about 1,610 meters), which is about ...

  6. Cameron D-38 - Wikipedia

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    Having gained thermal airship (hot air airship) experience with their D-96, the first of its kind and a two to three seater, Cameron next produced the single seat D-38. Its prototype began life and was flown as a hot air kite balloon, which was to have been marketed as the C-38, the -38 stating the envelope volume in thousands of cubic feet.

  7. Breitling Orbiter - Wikipedia

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    The Breitling Orbiter 3 was a Cameron R-650 Rozière balloon, which combines the features of a hot-air balloon and a gas balloon, with a helium cell within a hot-air envelope. Initially, the helium cell is filled to approximately 47% of its maximum capacity.

  8. Cameron D-96 - Wikipedia

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    The Cameron D-96 was the first hot air airship, a powered, steerable lighter-than-air craft carrying two or three crew marrying the elongated envelope of an airship with the externally localized heat source of a modern hot air balloon. It was designed and built in the UK and first flown in 1973.

  9. Spirit of Freedom (balloon) - Wikipedia

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    It was designed by Donald Cameron of Cameron Balloons Ltd. of Bristol, England. Thirty-eight tanks hanging beside the capsule were filled with 69% propane and 31% ethane fueling the burners on top. [4] The heated air warmed the helium to lift the balloon. Steering was accomplished by ascending or descending into favorable wind direction. [1]