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trying to fly solar balloon for lifting up my 100 feet plastic bag to pop

  • Posted on August 24, 2011 at 5:54 pm

best atempt at flying a solar balloon this is the fith balloon i have made this one is round and not square like the others and it defiyes the wind better than the others but still catches the wind a bit and only the second time i managed to get a solar balloon off the ground. 3 of my other solar balloons I made didnt even fly at all. They were the 5 foot and an 8 foot tetron and even the 15 foot tube that weighed 400 grams wouldn’t even lift its own weight off the floor have no idea why. This one is 10 feet in diameter with 13 cubik meter air capacity weighs 700 grames and has a maximum net lift of about 100 grames if there is nil wind. Sorry about the crapy flights this balloon made last summer in atempt to pop my 100 foot plastic bags on it I am trying to find some thiner bags to make another one for next summer as this one is too heavy to fly Updated 20/01/10

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mini hot air balloon flies 100 feet without flame

  • Posted on August 21, 2011 at 10:52 pm

this is just a home made envelop. it’s just many plastic bags assembled without using glue so it is very light weight

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mini hot air balloon flies without flame

  • Posted on August 20, 2011 at 7:33 pm

this is just a home made envelop. it’s just many plastic bags assembled without using glue so it is very light weight

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Baton Rouge Pennington Balloon Festival 8/6/2010 Morning .MOV100 3192

  • Posted on August 18, 2011 at 11:22 am

Day 1 morning competition many balloon got the bean bags right in the middle of the X

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Trash Bag Hot Air Balloon up up and away

  • Posted on August 13, 2011 at 12:55 am

Hot air Balloon made from 2 lightweight trash bags scotch taped together. Bendy straw and balsa wood frame stapled together and then stapled to balloon. Initial air supplied by hair dryer then lighting 21 birthday candles on the balsawood platform. UP UP AND AWAY!

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Tucker and Bloom: Surprise Water Balloon Attack

  • Posted on July 31, 2011 at 6:54 pm

A teacher walking home from school gets a little surprise from his students. Expect the unexpected and come prepared to face it with the Simple Messenger Bag by Tucker & Bloom Bags

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Japanese Balloon Bombs of WWII

  • Posted on July 31, 2011 at 12:40 am

In November, 1944, the Japanese began launching unmanned bomb-carrying balloons, which travelled on prevailing winds across the Pacific Ocean to North America. It was hoped that the balloons would start forest fires and cause general panic among the population. The balloons measured about 33 feet in diameter and 70 feet from the top of the balloon to the payload at the bottom. They were first made of paraffined paper, and later from latex and fabricated silk, and contained hydrogen gas. The payload consisted of 36 sand-filled paper bags for use as ballast, 4 incendiary bombs and 1 33-pound anti-personnel bomb. The balloons began their three to five day journey from Japan at an altitude of about 35000 feet, usually travelling at speeds between 80 and 120 miles per hour. As gas slowly leaked from the balloons, they descended in altitude. When they fell to about 25000 feet, a barometric pressure switch would cause one of the ballast sandbags to be dropped, and the balloons would rise again to 35000 feet. This up and down pattern continued as the balloons crossed the Pacific Ocean. When the balloons reached the west coast of North America, they were supposed to have exhausted their supply of ballast sandbags and the bombs would then be used as ballast, with one bomb being dropped with each descent to 25000 feet as they travelled across land. After the final bomb was dropped, a fuse would be ignited and the balloons would destroy themselves in bright orange fireballs.

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Balloon Bean bags

  • Posted on February 19, 2011 at 9:00 am

www.goldencarers.com – These bean bags serve two purposes; a safe toss ball for playing and a sensory tool for dementia residents, colourful and tactile. It may be too difficult for nursing home residents to participate in but it is certainly a great activity to watch while it is being made by staff and volunteers. Engage residents by letting them touch the grain and talk about different ways of cooking and eating them.

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