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Dimensions3456 x 5184
Original file size9.5 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spacesRGB
Date taken28-Jul-12 07:25
Date modified30-Jul-12 21:16
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Camera makeCanon
Camera modelCanon EOS 7D
Focal length24 mm
Max lens aperturef/4
Exposure1/250 at f/7.1
Flash255
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Aperture priority
ISO speedISO 100
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Citrus Classic Balloon Festival, Santa Paula, California - 16

Citrus Classic Balloon Festival, Santa Paula, California - 16

A hot air balloon consists of a bag called the envelope that is capable of containing heated air. Suspended beneath is a gondola or wicker basket (in some long-distance or high-altitude balloons, a capsule), which carries passengers and (usually) a source of heat, in most cases an open flame. The heated air inside the envelope makes it buoyant since it has a lower density than the relatively cold air outside the envelope.

The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying flight technology. It is in a class of aircraft known as balloon aircraft. On November 21, 1783, in Paris, France, the first untethered manned flight was made by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes in a hot air balloon created on December 14, 1782 by the Montgolfier brothers. Hot air balloons that can be propelled through the air rather than just being pushed along by the wind are known as airships or, more specifically, thermal airships.