Solar hot air balloon - Index site de Laurent Besset

<body><table width="100%"><tr> <td><div class="left"><p><a href="index.htm" onclick="window.open('https://ballonsolaire-vol.fr/index.htm', '_blank', ''); return false;"><img src="images/accueil.gif" width="37" height="30" alt="page d'accueil" /></a><br />French<br /> Laurent Besset is the administrator of this Web site<br /> 25 english pages only !</p></div></td> <td><div class="right"> <span class="h6">last changed : 02.03.2016</span>    <a href="en-carte.htm" title="Carte du site Ballon Solaire"><img class="top" src="images/en-map.gif" width="53" height="33" alt="carte du site" /></a>    <a href="en-e-mail.htm"><img src="images/en-e-mail.gif" width="66" height="43" alt="E-mail" /></a></div></td> </tr></table> <p> - See the <a href="https://groups.yahoo.com/group/solarballoons" onclick="window.open('https://groups.yahoo.com/group/solarballoons', '_blank', ''); return false;">solarballoons group</a>. It's animated from Dwight S. (Ohio - USA)<br /> - See the new WEB site : <a href="https://www.starfield-balloons.com/" onclick="window.open('https://www.starfield-balloons.com/', '_blank', ''); return false;">https://www.starfield-balloons.com/</a><br /> and <a href="https://www.solar-balloons.com/" onclick="window.open('https://www.solar-balloons.com/', '_blank', ''); return false;">https://www.solar-balloons.com/https://www.solar-balloons.com/</a></p> <p> </p> <p>A solar balloon is an <a href="en-presentation.htm">ultralight hot air balloon</a> that only uses <a href="en-theorie1.htm#en-rayonnement-thermique">heat radiation from the sun</a> to provide lift. <a href="essais.htm" title="Essais des ballons solaires">Experimental technique</a> nowadays, this innovative technique can be used for tethered or free flight, for recreational flying or other uses. The envelope is built from a <a href="fournitures.htm#polyethylene" title="Fournitures et co�ts pour le Ballon Solaire">black polyethylene plastic film 13-15 or 20 microns</a> absorbs incident solar energy.</p> <p>A <a href="en-ballon4m.htm">small solar balloon 4 meters in diameter</a> can lift 2 kg weight, one of 11 meters diameter can lift 55 kg, one of <a href="fabrication14m.htm" title="Fabrication du ballon solaire de 14,5m de diam�tre">14.5 meters diameter</a> can lift 120 kg, etc.....</p> <p> </p> <div class="center"> <a href="en-historique4.htm"><img src="images/pif.jpg" width="159" height="222" alt="miniballon" /></a>   <a href="en-miniballon.htm"><img src="images/miniballon3petit.jpg" width="152" height="238" alt="miniballon" /></a>   <a href="tetraedre.htm"><img src="images/tetraedre1-petit.jpg" width="160" height="261" alt="t�tra�dre solaire ou solar tetroon" /></a>   <a href="en-ballon4m.htm"><img src="images/4mter.jpg" width="160" height="286" alt="petit ballon solaire" /></a>   <a href="ballon14m.htm"><img src="images/01-09-27-1-petit.jpg" width="190" height="320" alt="grand ballon solaire" /></a></div> <p> </p> <h2><a href="en-historique4.htm">Pif gadget</a> - <a href="saucisse.htm">Cylinder balloon</a></h2> <p><a href="pif1.htm" title="Pif Gadget de Juin 1982">Pif Gadget</a> (in french) : 8 pages scanned from the June 1982 special edition.</p><p>a cylinder 3m long, 3m circumference ; that was about 95cm diameter.<br /> It had quite a success on the beaches during the 1982 summer !</p> <p><a href="saucisse.htm">Saucisse</a> (in french)</p> <p> </p> <h2><a href="en-miniballon.htm">Mini-balloon</a></h2> <h4>The smallest solar balloon! Built with black plastic trash bags! It lift 80 grams!</h4> <h4><a href="en-miniballon.htm">Build it in your living-room !</a></h4> <p>A solar mini-balloon can be built and used by childrens.<br /> It can be made in your living-room with everyday materials : adhesive tape, black plastic trash bags, scissors, etc....<br /> It will demonstrate the possible use of the sun's energies !</p> <p> </p> <h2><a href="en-ballon4m.htm">Small diameter solar ballloon</a></h2> <p>A <a href="en-ballon4m.htm">small diameter solar balloon</a> can be used :</p> <ul> <li>to lift small payload in altitude : scientific measures, instruments, cameras, or test equipment (astronomy clubs, <a href="en-historique6.htm">radio-amateurs</a>, etc.)<br /> <ul> <li>To see a flight report (in french) : <a href="ballon-08-06-2000.htm" title="Compte-rendu du vol d'un ballon de l'IEG - Grenoble">Solar Balloon Flight on 8 June 2000</a><br /> of IEG - Grenoble - St. Martin d'Heres (38), launch by Jean-Paul Yonnet</li> </ul></li> <li>for shows, entertainment activities (holidays center, etc.)</li> <li>as an teaching tool (middle school, high school, college),<br /> <ul> <li>To see an actual example (in french) : <a href="https://www.ac-grenoble.fr/cam/montgolf/index.htm" onclick="window.open('https://www.ac-grenoble.fr/cam/montgolf/index.htm', '_blank', ''); return false;">Infrared hot-air balloon site </a><br /> of the College of VOREPPE (Is�re) </li> </ul></li></ul> <p> </p> <h2><a href="volhumain.htm" title="Pr�sentation du vol humain en ballon solaire">Large diameter solar balloon</a></h2> <p>A <a href="volhumain.htm" title="Pr�sentation du vol humain en ballon solaire">large diameter solar balloon</a> can be used :</p> <ul> <li>for human flight,</li> <li>to lift heavy payloads in altitude,</li> </ul> <p>Solar balloons used for human flight are fitted with a valve at the top, rotation panels and ballast bags.</p> <hr /> <p>L'auteur de ce site a �galement cr�e deux autres sites : <a href="https://somato.fr" onclick="window.open('https://somato.fr', '_blank', ''); return false;">https://somato.fr</a> et <a href="https://transmissionperso.fr" onclick="window.open('https://transmissionperso.fr', '_blank', ''); return false;">https://transmissionperso.fr</a></p> <hr /> <p>This site has been made in XHTML 1.0 strict as defined by the W3C consortium.<br /> This site uses CSS version 2 as defined by the W3C consortium.<br /> This site uses JavaScript to allow interactivity and dynamic positioning of elements.</p> <p> <a href="https://validator.w3.org/check?uri=referer" onclick="window.open('https://validator.w3.org/check?uri=referer', '_blank', ''); return false;"><img src="images/valid-xhtml10.gif" alt="Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional" height="31" width="88" /></a>         <a href="https://validator.w3.org/" onclick="window.open('https://validator.w3.org/', '_blank', ''); return false;"><img src="images/valid-html401.gif" alt="Valid HTML 4.01!" height="31" width="88" /></a>         <a href="https://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/" onclick="window.open('https://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/', '_blank', ''); return false;"><img src="images/vcss.gif" alt="Valid CSS!" height="31" width="88" /></a></p> <div class="left"><p><a href="index.htm" onclick="window.open('https://ballonsolaire-vol.fr/index.htm', '_blank', ''); return false;"><img src="images/accueil.gif" width="37" height="30" alt="page d'accueil" /></a><br />French</p></div> <p> </p> </body>