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To keep it hot you.

The REASON they use a 'Burner' in a Hot Air Balloon is to 'heat the Air, to 'fill' the Balloon, so it will 'rise'...

The only other way to get the air Hot enough to fill the Balloon, would be to make the 'Basket' MUCH, MUCH Larger, and fill it with Liberals, and just let them talk. BUT, I don't think the Balloon would ever get off the ground, because, the BULLCRAP would counteract the Hot Air, and they would cancel each other out...

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How does balloon flight work?

By using a heat burner, hte balloon pilot makes the air in the balloon lighter than normal air. Then the balloon moves upward and moves with the wind.


If you were to turn on the burner on in the hot air balloon what effect would it have on the air in the balloon?

When the burner on a hot air balloon is turned on the air inside the balloon is heated making it less dense. This will cause the balloon to be more buoyant and climb.


What happens if the air balloon burner was turned off?

The balloon will crash. The burner keeps it up.


What is the importance of the burner in a hot air balloon?

If the burner fails or runs out of fuel, the hot air in the balloon (that gives it lift) would cool and the balloon would come down to earth.


When the balloon is up in the air the burner is turned off and the balloon drifts along with the wind What will eventually happen to the air inside the balloon?

The air in the balloon will cool , and the balloon will start to decend.


Why must hot air balloon pilots do occasional blasts on the burner?

To keep the hot air flowing in the balloon.


What gas do we fill in hot air balloon?

Hot air balloons are filled with hot air from a propane burner in the basket. Hot air rises. So provided the cooling air in the balloon is topped up from short blasts from the burner, the balloon will rise off the ground.


Why does a gas burner in a balloon begin to rise when heated air is trappd inside the balloon?

The hot air from the gas burner rises and enters the balloon's envelope. Once there is enough hot air trapped, the whole balloon will begin to lift off the floor. This is due entirely to the fact that hot air rises.


How does a balloon pilot control BOTH acsent and descent of a balloon?

A balloon pilot controls ascent by heating the air inside the balloon with a burner and descent by allowing the air to cool or venting it.


Why does the heating of gas cause a hot air balloon to rise?

Because hot air rises and a hot air balloon utilizes this. As the hot air rises it lifts the balloon so that it lifts off from the ground. And the reason why the hot air balloon has a burner, the thing that is connected to the balloon itself and shoots flame into it, is because the hot air inside the balloon begins to cool causing it to fall so the burner reheats the air so that it doesn't return back to the ground.


How does hot air balloon stays up?

The air inside the balloon is heated with a propane burner. As air is warmed, it becomes less dense (lighter) and rises.


What keeps air balloon inflated?

If you mean a hot air balloon, it is the expansion of the air caused by the propane burner. If you mean any balloon, it is the ability of the material to hold the air or gas inside which keeps it inflated.