Ballooning - Hardcover

Who starts a journey without knowing where it will finish? Who lands without brakes, falls over, and is delighted and eager to do it again? Today's balloon pilots! This stunning color album reveals the beauty, excitement and joy of ballooning, from the Sahara to Antarctica. Competition flying, special shapes, ballooning clubs, model hot air balloons, exotic flying, showmen, films and stunt flying are brought vividly to life. Coverage also includes record breakers, the singletons, the birth of propane man, and the science of ballooning. This lavishly illustrated, lighter-than-air journey covers every aspect of ballooning.

Written by a ballooning expert, this book covers every aspect of ballooning: the history, science and techniques of balloon flight; the recent around-the-world record attempts; thrills, spills exploration and adventures; special shapes, singletons, airships and models; advertising and other commercial uses; locations, from the Sahara to Antarctica and manufacturers, clubs and useful addresses.