If you saw my recent post of the Reno Balloon Eace, you might have wondered how the pilots made the balloons go up and come down in basically the same spot. Well, the folks over at How Stuff Works have created a little video to explain.
Hot air balloons are about as simple as flying can get – no engine, no moving parts, and very little the pilot can do to control the vehicle. Here’s how a hot air balloon works!
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