Hot Air Balloons

A balloon operates on the principle of

• Bournelli

• negativity

• buoyancy

• fulfillment

If the air of gas in a balloon is lighter than the air around it

• the seas will part

• it will drop

• it will float

• it will giggle

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In the 1780, the Montgolfier Brothers discovered

• hot air is lighter that cool air

• lace makes lovely 'neckerchiefes'

• gold in California

• Space flight

Hydrogen works well in a balloon, but has a slight drawback

• it's too heavy

• it's too light

• it's too hot

• it's very explosive & dangerous

An American in Paris saw balloons in action in 1783 and alerted the US

• Thomas Jefferson

• Shawn "Puff Daddy" Combs

• Uncle Jed from "The Beverly Hillbillies"

• Benjamin Franklin

Looking over battlefields from the sky is known as

• Time warping

• Aerial reconnaissance

• Underwater exploration

• Orbital eavesdropping

Who do most historians give credit for inventing the first successful dirigible?

• Henri Giffard

• Superman

• The Wright Brothers

• Paul Haenlein

What aeronaut organized the Balloon Corps of the Union Army?

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• General Winfield Scott

• Thaddeus Lowe

• Joseph Henry

When was the balloon section of the Signal Corps established?

• 1898

• 1892

• 1891

• 1883

What did Cayley identify as an important force in connection with aviation?

• Fairy Dust

• Air Speed

• Altitude

• Drag