note: the green-yellow blobs below the balloons are people.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Hot Air Balloons
Hot air balloons are incredible machines that capture a tremendous amount of energy into one big bubble.
The balloons use propane to heat the air over 200 degrees before blowing it into the balloon. With a capacity of 7-10 million btu's, the burners are 30-40 times the capacity of a typical home furnace.
These images from last weekends balloon festival show the visible light image alongside an image taken with a thermal camera.
note: the green-yellow blobs below the balloons are people.
note: the green-yellow blobs below the balloons are people.
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Dennis - You should come down to Albuquerque, NM the first weekend through the second weekend in October for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta - 500+ hot air balloons. This year it is October 4-12.
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ReplyDeleteI would love to go sometime. Thanks for the invite!
Was a reason for the Tregurthas grounding uncovered??
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