The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is an annual hot air balloon festival held in early October in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Balloon Fiesta is his nine-day event held during the first week of October, with over 500 hot air balloons on display each year. It begins on a Saturday and this year, it is held from October 1 to 9. This event is the world's largest balloon festival after Grand Est Mondial Air in France.
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History of Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
The first assembly of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta was held in a parking lot. The following year, the 1st World Hot Air Balloon Championship was held, with 13 countries participating. This took place at a trade fair in New Mexico.
By 1978 there were 273 registrations, and over the years the number of balloons steadily increased. In 2000, over 1,000 balloons were registered at Balloon Fiesta. Due to limited landing sites, there is a cap on the number of balloons that can participate. In 1993 and his 1999, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta hosted the annual Gordon Bennett Coupe. Dating back to 1912, the Coupe de Gordon Bennett is the oldest and most prestigious gas balloon race in the world.
The first Balloon Fiesta was watched by his 10,000 people, and now up to 100,000 spectators can watch at the launch site, and hundreds of thousands more fans in the suburbs and on television. 2017 was a balloon festival live! has launched, allowing fans to stream the event live. This professionally produced live stream features expert commentary on all flight events. With ballooning and guest growth, the home of Balloon Fiesta has grown from a shopping mall parking lot to more than 350 acres of permanent homes.
The number of unique events has also increased. At the Balloon Fiesta, the annual Balloon Glow, Night Magic Glow™ and Special Shape Rodeo™ added to the already popular and spectacular Mass He Ascent.
5 facts about hot air balloons
- The first hot air balloon was launched
The first hot air balloon, called the Aerostat Reveillon, was launched on September 19, 1783 by scientist Pilatre De Rozier.
- The first manned balloon was attempted
Joseph Montgolfier and Étienne Montgolfier launched the balloon on November 21, 1783 and flew for 20 minutes.
- First crossing of the English Channel
The first balloonist to cross the English Channel in 1785 was Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and his American co-pilot.
- Hot air balloons during reconnaissance war
During the Civil War, balloons were used to detect enemy movement and artillery.
- Hot air balloons cannot fly in the rain
When it rains, the balloon becomes heavy and difficult to control.
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The physics behind hot air balloon levitation.
The basic physics behind hot air balloons is lift, which creates lift. A hot air balloon consists of a large envelope bag with a basket suspended underneath. The basket holds a flame that is used to heat the air inside the balloon through the opening. Therefore, the generated heat creates lift. This phenomenon of the balloon rising from the ground is due to the buoyant force generated by the surrounding air, as the density of the hot air inside the balloon is less than that of the surrounding air.
Archimedes' principle is behind the rise of hot air balloons. H. Upward force, or buoyancy, acts when an object is wholly or partially immersed in a stationary liquid, and the magnitude of that force is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by the object. increase. Hot air balloons work on the same principle.
Air is a high pressure fluid.
Therefore, this buoyant force must exceed the weight of the heated air, counting the weight of the hot air balloon, passengers, and onboard equipment to generate lift.
Hot air balloon operation.
As you can see from the figure below, the hot air balloon's center of gravity G is always below the center of the buoyancy C because the weight of the hot air balloon is more concentrated at the bottom of the balloon. As a result, the balloon always remains stationary during flight.
When the balloon mechanic wants to lower the balloon, he either de-ignites the burners that cool the envelope, or cuts a small opening in the top of the balloon. This releases some of the hot air, reducing lift and eventually causing the balloon to go downhill.
Since it is virtually impossible to maintain a strictly constant altitude by maintaining zero net lift, the operator fires and stops erratically until the torch reaches the desired altitude. This is the only way we can maintain a fairly constant height. The operator must be familiar with the different wind directions at different altitudes in order to move the balloon sideways. Therefore, you can move the hot air balloon in any direction by bringing it to a height that matches the direction of the wind or dropping it.