History of Ballooning

• The First Manned Balloon Flight
  Early History of Ballooning in Australia

  
  Balloonist's Information

• Design your own balloon

This link is to an Excel Spreadsheet which allows you to output the gore dimensions for a natural (teardrop) shaped balloon. For more in depth information on amateur building balloons click here.

• Balloon Ground Crew Manual

• Pibal Ascent Rate

• Propane Properties 

• Pressure / Altitude Conversion
  
  

  

  Technical Stuff

• How a balloon flies
• Balloon talk (terminology)
• Facts about balloons
• Australian Balloon Pilot Training requirements