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  2. Solar balloon - Wikipedia

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    A solar balloon is a balloon that gains buoyancy when the air inside is heated by solar radiation, usually with the help of black or dark balloon material. The heated air inside the solar balloon expands and has lower density than the surrounding air. As such, a solar balloon is similar to a hot air balloon. Usage of solar balloons is ...

  3. 'World's first' solar hot air balloon takes flight in the UK

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    August 6th saw the maiden public flight of the world's first hybrid hot air balloon, which flies by heating regular air from the sun alone. (Google's Project Loon balloons are also solar-heated ...

  4. Hot air balloon - Wikipedia

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    A hot air balloon is a lighter-than-air aircraft ... Solar balloons are hot air balloons that use just solar energy ... Ultramagic can produce very large balloons ...

  5. Aerobot - Wikipedia

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    Balloon designs for possible planetary missions have involved a few unusual concepts. One is the solar, or infrared (IR) Montgolfiere. This is a hot-air balloon where the envelope is made from a material that traps heat from sunlight, or from heat radiated from a planetary surface. Black is the best color for absorbing heat, but other factors ...

  6. Solar energy - Wikipedia

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    A solar balloon is a black balloon that is filled with ordinary air. As sunlight shines on the balloon, the air inside is heated and expands, causing an upward buoyancy force, much like an artificially heated hot air balloon. Some solar balloons are large enough for human flight, but usage is generally limited to the toy market as the surface ...

  7. Thermal airship - Wikipedia

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    The lower density of interior hot air compared to cool ambient air causes an upward force on the envelope. This is very similar to a hot air balloon, with the notable exception that an airship has a powered means of propulsion, whilst a hot air balloon relies on winds for navigation. [1]

  8. A phobia you may have heard a little less about is megalophobia, the fear of large objects like skyscrapers, yachts, planes, big animals, etc. ... #80 A Giant Solar Flare, About 600,000 Km High ...

  9. Ultramagic - Wikipedia

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    Ultramagic special shape balloon, managed by Paseosenglobo and sponsored by Movistar Ultramagic N-180 with special shapes, registered in the Netherlands. The company has its roots in 1978 when three friends, Josep Maria Lladó, aeronautical engineer and balloonist, Joan Comellas and Jaume Llansana, [3] started to fly with a second-hand hot air balloon, and soon after decided to build a bigger ...