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How do hot air air balloons fly?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

In a hot air balloon, a gas burner is used to heat air to a temperature of about 212°F (100°C). Since hot air is lighter and less dense than the cool air around the balloon, the heated air causes the whole balloon to rise. When the air inside the balloon cools down, or when the hot air is let out, the balloon goes down. A hot air balloon is powered by hot air, hot air is lighter (less dense) then the air outside of the balloon (More dense) Heat rises, so the heated air, pushes up into the balloon allowing the balloon to lift. The more heat, the faster it will go, the less heat, the slower it will go, until it starts to descend. Decent is relatively slow, because the air is slowly cooling, however the cooler the air the faster the decent is. To avoid rapid falling, heat it applied to reheat the air so the decent goes slowly.

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