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What is the difference between a ballast and anchor?
A ballast is heavy weights or sand bags to stabilize a ship or air balloon while an anchor is weight that holds the ship or air balloon to float away
If the air balloon needs to carry more people. how can the pilot get the heavier load off the ground?
I think it drops the ballast (sand filled bags) which are attached to the basket
What is it called when you squeeze air into a balloon?
Filling a balloon with air is called inflating it.
About how much ballast does a tour hot air balloon have onboard?
The amount of ballast a tour hot air ballon would need is about six bags of sand. You will need engough support to hold the big group of passengers.
What is a hot-air balloon pilot called?
A hot air balloon pilot is called an aeronaut.
Why do hot air balloons have sand bags?
Modern hot air balloons do not have sand bags because the air input is easily controlled for lift. Hot air balloons used to have sandbags to weigh them down until lift off and sand was gradually dumped to gain height in the air.
How do you separate peas and sand?
Dump it in water. Pepper floats, sand sinks. This works but you can also try using a balloon. Fill the balloon with air then rub it on your hair. Then move it around slowly over the mixture the pepper will cling to the balloon and the sand will not.
A Hot-air balloon consists of a bag called the?
An envelope is the bag in which the hot air is trapped ito to give the balloon lift.
Why is an hot air balloon called a hot air balloon?
Because the fire or heating device heats the air in the top section ( the actual balloon ) and hot air rises... so the hot air trapped in the balloon makes the balloon rise :)
How could the hot air balloon be lowered?
By using heavy weight sacks of sand
What helps a hot air balloon go higher?
Hot air makes the balloon go higher. That's why it's called a hot air balloon
What is the difference between an airship and a hot-air balloon?
A hot air balloon does not have any mean of steering and does not have permanent flotation. An airship has a permanent means of flotation (lighter than air gas bags) and a means of propulsion.
