Balloon

A balloon is a flexible bag normally filled with air or gas. Some balloons are purely decorative, while others are used for specific purposes. Early balloons were made of dried animal bladders.

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See balun for impedance converter.

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• small balloons (volume of a few litres)
• toy balloon
• decoration
• solar balloon
• balloon mail as part of a balloon flight competition or to spread propaganda
• Balloon helicopter
• Demonstration of rocket propulsion by let the gas streaming off (balloon rocket)
• Ceiling balloon
• medium balloons (volume of hundreds to thousands of litres)
• transport of bombs (in World War II, FUGU-Balloon)
• transport of propaganda (in World War II and in cold war)
• radiosonde
• Ceiling balloon
• as fixed balloon
• for carrying up advertising signs
• pushing antennas for LF and VLF upwards
• party balloon
• large balloons (volume up to 12000 cubic metres)
• fixed balloon
• as manned outlock (before World War II)
• barrage balloon
• positioning atomic bombs at atomic bomb tests in the atmosphere
• free flying balloons
• lofting people, often with hot air
• airship
• research balloon with extended instrumentations. Also carrying teleguided telescopes
• espionage balloon for military reconnaissance
• rockoon
• carrier for tests of atomic bombs in the upper atmosphere

A further application is the balloon satellite. A balloon satellite must be launched as each satellite with a rocket in the orbit, where it deflates.

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Balloon related Images and Photos (experimental)

Balloon Girl	Balloon Rising	The Balloon Seller	Three Balloon Kite
Heart Balloon Girl	Balloon Festival Panoramic Puzzle	one red balloon	Balloon Ride over Capadoccia
Balloon Crazy 529 Piece Puzzle	Balloon Ride over Vienna c.1847	Banksy - Heart Balloon Girl	Pressure - Balloon Penetrating Illusion