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What are balloons and hot air balloons saying?

Looking back at the history of human conquest of the sky, we can't forget balloons. Balloon occupies a very important chapter in the history of human aviation. Because before the plane really became a popular air vehicle, the power balloon, that is, the airship, was the only flying vehicle that people could cross the geographical space.

Hot air balloon was invented very early, because the use of fire is the most important event in the process of human evolution. When people use fire, they find that the air will become "light" when heated by fire, so after several experiments, they finally invented the hot air balloon. As for who invented the hot air balloon and when, there is no textual research. But the hot air balloon has been handed down. At present, many places in our country still make some "Kongming lanterns", that is, hot air balloons, when holding celebrations.

200 years ago, people realized the first manned flight of a hot air balloon. A hot air balloon consists of a sphere, a heater and a hanging basket. The sphere is an atmospheric bag made of airtight cloth, and the lower part is an air inlet. The air blown into the sphere is heated and expanded by the heater to become hot air with smaller specific gravity than air, which generates buoyancy and drives the manned hanging basket to take off. Hot air balloon is still widely used in sports, advertising, photography and other fields. In some parts of Europe, the annual grand hot air balloon competition will attract many people to join in the fun and become a major local event.

According to historical records, during the period of 190 1 ~ 1902, foreigners once performed a manned balloon flight performance and skydiving performance in Zhangjia Garden (Li Weidong), China, and the audience had to buy tickets to watch it. This is Chinese mainland's first manned flight.

If the sealed airbag is filled with gases lighter than air, such as hydrogen and helium, the balloon can fly into the sky. This is a balloon. Some people call it a "light balloon", which means a balloon made of gas lighter than air.

1896, an oval balloon that can fly stably in the wind appeared in Germany. This is another transition configuration from balloon to airship.

1901July 3 1 day, German meteorologists Bertrand and Suri set an altitude record of 10800 meters in balloon flight, which remained unbroken for 26 years.

1901On September 24th, a British woman proposed to set up a British aviation club while flying in a balloon. When she landed, she started to register immediately. 10 year129 October, the club was formally established. This is the earliest aviation club in history.

1887 China Tianjin Wubeitang imported an old balloon from the French army, which was repaired by a German teacher and put into use. This is the first time that China's army has imported aircraft.

1887, a hydrogen balloon with a diameter of1.66m made by Mr. Tang Hua of Tianjin Wubei was successfully released. This is the first modern hydrogen balloon made in China and the first airplane made in China in modern times.

1In the first ten days of August, 887, Sun Xiaocha, a teacher from Tianjin Wubeitang, Yao Mou, who joined the army, and Lu Benzhai, a magistrate of Tianjin County, improved and made a small hydrogen balloon. Under the supervision of general manager Yang Yifang, they tried to raise it to "more than ten feet high" and then flew away because the rope broke. Hydrogen balloons are made of silk and have a diameter of several feet. On September 22nd of the same year, 1 large hydrogen balloon and 3 small hydrogen balloons were released in front of Tianjin Supervision Office, and Li Hongzhang, Minister of Qing Government, personally inspected them. Among them, the big ball flew dozens of feet high, and it was successfully recovered despite the strong wind. These four balls were made by Tianjin Wubeitang.