Dawn Patrol
In the darkness of night, hot air balloons float above the earth. The bright orbs light glow in the sky before the sun rises. Have you ever seen a hot air balloon?
Would you like to take a ride in one?
Do you wonder what keeps them aloft, or what it feels like to sail on the wind?
Would you like to take a ride in one?
Do you wonder what keeps them aloft, or what it feels like to sail on the wind?
The first hot air balloon was launched in 1893 carrying a sheep, a duck, and a chicken. They floated around for about 15 minutes before landing safely. About two months later, the first human ascended in a balloon - their flight lasted about 20 minutes followed by a successful landing.
The hot air balloon, an aircraft called an aerostat, was the first vehicle in which human’s flew. The first aerial photograph was taken from a hot air balloon by Felix Nadar, who went on to build an enormous balloon named Le Geant that inspired Jules Verne's novel Five Weeks in a Balloon. Hot air balloons also inspired adventurers, who sought to make and break records flying balloons over mountains and oceans, across the earth and into the stratosphere.
The Dawn Patrol made its first appearance in 1978 at the annual Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Three balloons and their pilots took off an hour before dawn, illuminated by the flames that heat the air inside the balloons and allows it to rise afloat. This was the first night flight of a hot air balloon and so spectacular the sight of these buoyant balls of light rising into the predawn sky that Dawn Patrols are now a much-loved feature of balloon festivals worldwide.
The hot air balloon, an aircraft called an aerostat, was the first vehicle in which human’s flew. The first aerial photograph was taken from a hot air balloon by Felix Nadar, who went on to build an enormous balloon named Le Geant that inspired Jules Verne's novel Five Weeks in a Balloon. Hot air balloons also inspired adventurers, who sought to make and break records flying balloons over mountains and oceans, across the earth and into the stratosphere.
The Dawn Patrol made its first appearance in 1978 at the annual Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Three balloons and their pilots took off an hour before dawn, illuminated by the flames that heat the air inside the balloons and allows it to rise afloat. This was the first night flight of a hot air balloon and so spectacular the sight of these buoyant balls of light rising into the predawn sky that Dawn Patrols are now a much-loved feature of balloon festivals worldwide.
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