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The lows of Nqiure decree thot hot qir rises. ihen Why not mqke some, it hqrness in o lissue envelopecdlled. . .

diqmeter ' ... o +hr ee- foot 24 cubic foot coPocitY hot oir bqlloon designedby 5. T. MIDSON

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in WITH THE PRESENTUPSURCE of publicinterest tjrne3 lrot eir b.llooning.the ruthof fcclslhil il i' irLrotrt iimilar |lrlere.l hieroLr.edirr ,d,/./ Lrilloon. Ihe] 3rc ir',."p r^d qrricklonlxke il good hLl ''\lren iliu lr tllul ca leleqs ilndlingjln c au\ e ) our rem en t ori 'i,",tt.. rbcr i"bor'. to dirappear ilr qrlnes in rboLrl l0 \eJond5 il"i,iiot .o.''neiiiut lissue paper, available in sheetsof and the nLlmerous 10" x 20" is usedto makethe envelope
S T AG E 1 . Ma ke u P si x ti ssuo Panls, e a c h l o r me d b y j o i n i n g tl vo standar d s i e t s a l o n q th e i r 2 0 i n . l e n qths Hr vr nq r o l d e d a n d n ra rke d o u t th e top paner , cu t o u t a s sh o wn,

col our.x\ai l abl eL.an bc rr.eJ l oad\anl age The l 2panel ' a re rnade l ronr o \heel . ol (i \\rl c each formed by j oi ni ng r w o rrandal d sheel \ al ong the 20 l engl h. to gr\e a 590' lenel h ty 20 w i de. fi '.ui pa-Ie or P V A gl tre shotrl d be U ,ed l br l he er,vel ope- Ihe pl a.l l C .potl l s l rom tne smrl l si ze P V A gl ue coni ai ners are ver'y handy w hen gl ui ng seams, Fol d one sheet i n hal f, l engthw ays, and nrark out one

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Danel to use as a Dattern. A free-handsmooth curve is betweenthe marked points, but at no time must ;deoLrate angleal lhe point. lhe ;anel ao outsiderhe J0" incluqive or a pumilin-\haped balloon sill resull fold the resheel(llndnin lhe patternlo rhem.malirlg sure nlainrirc rhdr lh;y are llar and all pins are in lhe Palr? malerial Cut out carefullv to ensureall panelsare the sameshape Lav the first panelffat on a table, then run a lrrt line of curved edge Placethe next elue down lhe rrqht-hand lhe ianel on top ol it and prers edgeon lo I heglue.Fold line.so tharI he lefl hand ihr. paneliri hclf alongltscenrre edselie. abovelhe gluedream then run the rlext line ol glut along lhe ne\ righl-hand.ide cur\ed edge and have beenglued irllo a conienearuntil all l2 Danels certinalike shape. The left hand edgesof the top and bottom panels should then be glued to complete the envelooe. \.rilhlhe gltreit r. likely lhal ll you are her\y-hJnded sLrfficient *ill have 'oaked lhrough Lhe tiss(lelo fix in a dircenr. ea m\ lo P,eth er; or der t , ' pr c v c ntt his f r om halpening someni$.faper should be insertc,lto lecp the layersapart. Cut the last l" of the point off, and when the glued scamsare dr), open the balloon up and glue on a I di.c of tirruelo makea neatcap.The impalienl diameler \\ilt fil|d Lhal a hair drler can be used lo inllale lhe at envctope this slageto gi\e a la.Leof lhings to cotnel the Fof neatness envelopecan be turned inside out, but the outside seamsmake very useful grips when handling to and it is recommended leave them as made. \4ale rhe openingframe\ork from l/8' squarebal\a. and glLreto the edgeof cul lo lengthto matchIhe panel. joinerswhendr) for Cul and add the angled the rissue. lhis iob a fa.l drying cenlentis be\t. All clrre n)ust be the 3nd the lakento Dfe\entthe flatnereaching en\elope, in burneris enclosed an aluminiumfoil chinney for this reason.Sincetlris bearsno load, cooking foil with folded seamsis sufficient.With the blank flat on the table, start seamsas sho*n on lhe by folding lhe long-itudinal To diawing,rhen pre.. lLt to give Jlarp edges. make it and into a c)linderfold in hrlf to bringlhe endsto8ether fold over as at the edge. Open up and shape into a cylinder, then pierce folrr holes at 90'for the support wire in the niddle fold. The burner is made fron, a deep-drawn aluminiun, canister 1+" to 2" diameterand about 3" long which can as be obtained from obliging chemists old pill boxes.The onlv in,Dortant dimensionsare shown on the drawing criticalin controllinI holebeinB of lhe'po.iiion lhe lowest s r heburnin g time ,the a Lrth or ' beings et f or a l1 m inut e hurn. A tlial burt beforeinslallalionin the balloon is recommended;if too long, file the hole lower to reduce the volume of fuel. Two piecesof 18 swg. soft steel wire 18" lons should be used to hold the burner and chimney inside the opening framework. Start by twisting the two loaetheral lhe cenlre and forming lhe loop for the briner hook - it should lhen be benl a\ thown on the i( dfawins befofeeasinB inlo lhe burner chrmney.For lhen to rhisis r;ust be .qrra.h6d-up fit in.ide lhe chimney, fed out through the holes in the middle fold. After assemblybolh the support wire and chimney should be beforehooking into the opening bent to the corrct shaDe. framework. sile the for rhe prrrisl ba.(et Louldbe madefrom scale \'ane. bur rhe author's j\ mrde lrom a (imple balsa framework coveredwith thill paper. Inside the basket a linine of aluminium foil, as shown on the drawing, is fitted- to Drevent neths sDilled from the bLlmer from isnitinPthe basket. for ln oider (o gi!e more clearance fillingand lighting the bllrner it is found bestto string the basketdirect to the

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the in the air balances balloonlift, the lengthlemaining along hy lhc balloon l ift being pLrlled on rhe groLrnd pr o d r r c e r a r i e sw i t h a n u m b e ro l f a c t o r s n d l h e l e n g l h d a an d w e i g h to f l h c s l r i n gm L r 'lb e f o t r n db y l r i c l a n d e r r o l a orecc *OOd on lhe end. la.tened\o lhal ll cannol of catch as it is pulled along, can also be used. ' I r r r n . h i n g l h e o a l l o o nr e q u i r c .l \ o p e f s o n . F i r 'l l y . a choose .tiil day and plerl) of open 'nace.then -laning .il llre up\\ind edgeoI lhe arer. ptlll lhe en\elopeopen a u. i n g t h ; s e a m s . g r i p . . a n d h o l d i n l h e n i g h t a t l r r r r d e i. clear fuel'the brrrncranJ tnraking.(rre lhe ti5.Lre \.rell of the flame) light the burner applying:i atch to the bottom. There is usuallysome methsspilt on the metal ar d t h i s w i l l q i v ei m m e d i . l ei g n i ( i o n .F u l l n a m ew i l l n o l and lift olTwill la ke place develoo anotherl5 .ecot)d. for a few leconds later. As the flame builds tlp the balloon s il l 6 l t c o m p l e r e l ) n l i l y o u f i n d ) o r r r \ e l fh o l d i n g\ o n r e u i l t hi n g w e i g h t l e s \ ; \ \ h e nr g h l e rt h a n a i r r e l e a - et l o t h e merc) of lhe winds. Hot air balloons Dresenta tremendouslange lor Full size balloons an they are obviously and individualdesign: experiment ar intlated in a other than the tradilional ShaDes way - the excellenl scale subiect. similar llam e tr om the pr ofoeket.etc. :lnd can be made air.hrp. flying \atlc-erpane 9as ber ng sinele!hannel radiocontrolof lhe firing r.lc $otlld gi\e directed into the in the'onerator samecontrol as a balloonist the real the mouth ol the balloon, held open by made 30" long and thins: A smallerballoonwith panels willing helper s will satisfactofily other dimensions suitiblv scaled-down who have to 'walt so attached, in lifr iis;wn weieht.but not with a basket the hol air to the -br,riner made from tissuepaper soaked in this caseuse a methsand hung in the burnerchinrney. one word oi WARNING. You are playingwith fire Hold tight, folksl and you must never forget the Jire risk Once the burner a The' pilot' gives and landingis hasiamed out it is still very hot, but safe, blast of tlam to keep the r etar nr ng no t d a n g e r o u s H o w e \ c f . \ p r l l l g e o f h u r n i r g l u e l o n . wires taut belore c dr y g i r , i d r r r i n gt a u n c h i n g o u l J c a u \ et r o u b l c D i r n o t setlr ng ofl. on his oi be liip.hlened nut of bl thi\ lhough.ho''rcver..incc silent lour ney Nole the load- nng an v f i i c c a n b c q u r c l l y b l , 'w n o r \ t a m n c d o u l . J n d i l mountad lh c $ h , , i e c n \ e l o p c b u r n ' i l \ \ i l l a l l b e o u l i n r l c w used on th tlll With sucha rise rate a burn longcr lhan say 3 seconds. size - and the ott(unless radio controlled) r epair ed. . , under minutesshouldneverbc Llscd sincc the balloon will quickly be in aircraft altitudes' who's back garden it nright land in, openingfmmework ratller than using an intermediate not to mcntion nrilesa$ay. load ring, as on thc real thing. Cua|anieedlo dra$ \pectalor\, I hope lhal britshll) T hc I'a lloo ni't i\ up lo y ou. but hc m r r . l bc liShl - coloured balloons will now start rising from all ffying rhin card i. lh e mo 't -tlit ablc m r r ler ial.This s iz e ol fields. For those who ffLtst have cotupetition as part of about 4+ ozs ol lift, so the whols the model flvins fun. Lhe fox and hoLrnd'.yrtem cnveloDe Droduccs u<edin balloon must weiqh lcss than 3+ ozs.without fuelorre brlloon lhe real ballooninework\ well. RclcJse spirit in the burner - a plastic winner is the-one which lands nearestto it. A small Use only methylated givingthe mininrumspillage trailed grapnelensLrres that the balloon is not dragged bbttlebeingusefLrl 'squeeze' Fiil to the oveffiow lavel- anv fuel that has dropped onto along by the wind afterlanding. the basket must be soaked up before ignition. Never be temoted to use petrol or diesel fulrl - a large sheet of flame and severelysinged hair, if not wo'se, will be the certainreslllt. Paramnwitl not burn in this type of burner' The balloon will rise at about 5 feet per second and will sink at about 4 lect Der second in .trl/ 4l-l'.Thus 4 l+ minute burn will take the balloonto some 300 i-eet, aclr!rl) i\ melduringlhedescent. no a;d a\5l|n1ine lhernlal laler' In a I mph will rorch eo-rth a{ain rboul 85 \econds wind it will have ahus travelled 200 yards or so fronr its lo point. Unlortunately is nearlyimpossible it launching slight,sincethe Dull the ballooninto the wind. however when iensionin the tetherrrotonly pulls the balloondown but Takei nqcare bur ner i he fuel l at that ,nusl be avoided all coslswith - u s e a pl as tr c tips it something 'squee2e bottle alisht. the llan,)e h Flightsona short,fixed,tetherin the openaretherefore wi rout as exstended how n, sp carrie.lhe end ol nol D;aclicrl.If. ho$e\er. the operator the iethernlonswith lhe \ ind and balloon,it will "en)ain Fil l thr ough the es the in its safe coriect ffight allitude - a further lnethod of holti l i nl he bur ner m eths un h cont rollin g eiSh la nd flig ht lengt his t o allac h a 5lr r ng r s ac h r he Iev el telher \4hrchthe balloon lill. unlil lhe weighl ol 'rring