Balloon
A lighter-than-air aircraft that is not
engine driven, and that sustains flight through the
use of either gas buoyancy or an airborne heater.
Balloon Flight
Manual
A manual containing
operating instructions, limitations, weight, and
performance information, that must be available
in an aircraft during flight. Portions of the flight
manual are FAA-approved.
Basket
Portion of a balloon that carries pilot,
passengers, cargo, fuel, and instruments. |
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Blast
See Burn.
Blast Valve
The valve on a propane burner that
controls the flow of propane burned to produce
heat.
Bowline Knot
(pronounced boh’-lin) A
common knot that is easy to tie and untie and
will not slip. |
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Btu (British thermal unit)
A measurement of
heat. The amount of heat required to raise 1 pound
of water from 60 to 61 °F.
Buoyancy
In ballooning, when the balloon is
zero weight and is neither climbing nor falling.
Burn
A common term meaning to activate the
main blast valve and produce a full flame for the
purpose of heating the air in the envelope.
Burner
See Heater.
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