What type of aircraft is a hot-air balloon classified as?
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Aerostat
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Which Scottish aeronaut made the first recorded balloon ascent in Britain in 1784?
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James Tytler
What was the name of the balloon that completed the first nonstop circumnavigation of Earth in 1999?
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Breitling Orbiter 3
What is the main reason a hot-air balloon cannot normally be steered horizontally like an airplane?
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It travels with the wind
In what year was the first Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta held?
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1972
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What was the name of the balloon that completed the first nonstop circumnavigation of Earth in 1999?
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Breitling Orbiter 3
What is the main reason a hot-air balloon cannot normally be steered horizontally like an airplane?
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It travels with the wind
What is the name of the top opening that lets a hot-air balloon pilot release heated air?
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Parachute valve
What hybrid balloon type combines hot air with a gas such as helium?
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Rozière balloon
Which Indian balloonist set the hot-air balloon altitude record in 2005?
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Vijaypat Singhania
Who was the first woman to fly in a hot-air balloon, in France in 1784?
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Élisabeth Thible