User:NJSanta/Hot air balloon

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Response to Peer Review

The biggest feedback I got was just the addition of information and beefing up the content. My peers made a great point about having extra content so that when I edit the addition, I can remove stuff without depleting the information. Something I will improve on is the use of pictures. It was mentioned in my peer review that having pictures will not only provide a good visual but will also improve the overall aesthetic of the article. There was mention of a zeppelin not being a type of hot air balloon and more of an airship. This may be accurate, but I will have to do more research into what it is actually classified as before I begin to write about it. It was also mentioned that having the information on the types of gases used to fuel the airships was helpful, however the placement and usage of the sentences may not be fit. This will take trial and error to determine how I can insert that content. Overall, the most important thing I need to work on is adding content to my draft. The more I add the easier it will be for editing. I did notice some good feedback about citing each sentence. I am not sure if I am over citing my work, but I was told more is better than less.

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Solar

Solar balloons are hot air balloons that use just solar energy captured by a envelope, these envelopes are more specialized than for other hot air balloons, trying to maximize the amount of solar energy they collect. This ranges from rotating the envelope during flight or having the envelope colored black or another dark color. They were pioneered in the 1970s in Europe by Tracy Barnes, Dominic Michaelis, and in the USA by Frederick Espoo and Paul Woessher.

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Thermal Airship

A Thermal airship being prepared for take-off during the "Warsteiner Internationale Montgolfiade" at Warstein (Germany)

A Thermal Airship, or blimp, became a reality in the 1960s. Thermal airships were the first steerable air boyount vehicles. They utilized tail fins and a rudder and contained strictly hot air rather than a mix with hydrogen or helium.

Early depiction of de Rozier balloon

Rozière Hot Air Balloon

British Observation Balloon with a soldier and a female passenger.

Rozière Hot Air Balloons utilize a hybrid mixture of gases and hot air. Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier created this combination of gases to cross the English Channel in 1785. The earliest records show a use of hydrogen with hot air, however this resulted in the death of de Rozier due to the balloon catching fire. Modern day hybrid balloons switched from hydrogen to helium, a less flammable gas.

Observation Balloon

Observation Balloons were deployed as early as the American Civil War and used as reconnaissance towers. The first military funded balloon in America was designed by Thaddeus Lowe on August 2, 1861 for the Union. His design utilized gas from municipal lines to inflate the balloon as he did not have access to a portable generator. Observation balloons during this time were all made using multicolored-silk, wicker baskets, and were vertically oriented and tear shaped. Hydrogen, or illumination gas became the most used inflation fuel by the 20th Century, as it was lighter than air. Observation balloon usage skyrocketed in Britain by the Royal Engineers at the end of the 19th Century, deploying to Sudan in 1885 and to South Africa during the Second Boer War from 1899 to 1902.