HubHip: Recreation: Aviation: Ballooning (0)

Description

Recreation ballooning should include sites in the sports of: HOT AIR BALLOONING (including thermal airships) and GAS BALLOONING. Home made and radio controlled versions of these sports are to be included as well.

Care must be taken to place sites in appropiate sub-category if it is listed.

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• Museums (4)
• Manufacturers (21)
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   Ballooning

• Solar Balloons (Site) - Covers the principles of, manufacturing and flying a solar balloon on tether or in free flight. Pictures, details of a flight and instructions. In English and French.
• The Albuquerque Gas Ballooning Association (Site) - News and activity dates plus information on the Gordon Bennett race.
• Crewing 101 (Site) - Information about crewing for hot air balloons and the BFA Crew Achievement Awards.
• Cluster Balloon (Site) - Describes solo flight in a harness attached to a cluster of helium-filled balloons.
• Blastvalve (Site) - Ballooning search engine and directory, weather and resources for pilots and crew.
• eBalloon.org (Site) - Portal and directory of hot air balloon ride operators for UK, Europe, North America, South America, Australasia.
• Aerostation.Net (Site) - Directory, classified ads, discussion forum, news.
• Solar Balloons (Site) - Solar powered hot air balloons made from trash bags. Instructions and photos.
• BBC News: The Great Balloon Challenge (Site) - News about the Breitling Orbiter III round the world trip.
• World Wide Web Balloon Pages (Site) - Includes list of ballooning links with search capability.
• Bart's Special Shape Collection (Site) - Photos and reports of special shape balloons plus classified ads and a mailing list.
• SkyArt Balloons (Site) - Previously the Balloon Preservation Group, they save and preserve balloon envelopes both old and modern. Membership details, newsletter and register.
• Breitling Orbiter (Site) - Information about Brian Jones' balloon flight with Bertrand Piccard, including an FAQ, what's next, and a CD-ROM for sale.
• Aunty Monkey (Site) - Promotes the sport of ballooning, provides hot air balloon information, and members create their own weblog page.
• Bertrand Piccard (Site) - Information about the balloonist, his speaking engagements, and his around the world trip. Content in English and French.
• Around the World (Site) - Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones fly the first circumnavigation of Planet Earth in a balloon.
• HotAirBalloons.com (Site) - Directory of operators plus history, FAQs, terms, and articles.
• Hot Air Ballooning (Site) - A forum where pilots and crew can get together and discuss fun stuff and information.
• Aerostats (Site) - Enthusiast site with several images of pressured and hot air balloons.
• Canadian Ballooning Events (Site) - High resolution photos, images and pictures from many hot air ballooning events and festivals in Canada and around the world. Hot air balloons, pilots, crew, and flights.

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