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来源: 《透视俄罗斯》
High-flying air balloons have been known to mankind for going on 230 years. If all kinds of mechanisms and designs have fundamentally changed over the centuries-long technological evolution, the air balloon has remained the same in its essence and its construction. On the backdrop of the Russian landscape and the blue sky, these bright spots look even brighter.
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All those who wish to fly in an air balloon can do so. For instance, it’s possible to fly around the Moscow region and view Russian country houses, or dachas.

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In their first flight, they covered a distance of 9 km in 25 minutes on their first attempt.

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The balloon doesn’t take up much space when it’s folded; the biggest part is the basket. The baskets are transported to the launch point in special trailers. Before setting off in the air, the balloon has to be spread out on an even surface and filled with helium.

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The idea of moving around the sky using wind currents first appeared several centuries ago.

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The first flight on an aerostat (Greek for “standing in the air”) in history was completed by a very unusual team: the happy travelers were a duck, a rooster, and a lamb.

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After the animals landed safely, people dared flying in air balloons.

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The most portentous year in aeronautics is 1783, the year when two brave Frenchmen, Jean-François Pilatre de Rozier and François Laurent, the Marquis d’Arlandes, completed the first air ballooning flight in history in a balloon designed by the Montgolfier brothers.

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Fourteen years later, on October 22, 1797, Garnerin was the first man to jump from an air balloon with a parachute, jumping from a height of almost 1 km over the Parisian park of Monceau. That was 216 years ago.

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In the very first aerostats, hot air was used instead of helium so that the balloon flew high in the sky. It was filled with smoke from a fire that was kept right under the balloon’s frame.

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The Russian city of Velikiye Luki, located 471 kilometers from Moscow, hosts the annual International Balloon Meet for aeronauts where launches and competitions take place. The international meet and conference last took place June 8-16, 2013.

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2013年11月24日
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