Hot air balloon

Historical eventJune 212025

Hot air balloon

A hot air balloon catches fire mid-flight and crashes in Praia Grande, Santa Catarina, Brazil, killing 8 of the 21 on board.

1st anniversary in 2026

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In context

When
Saturday, June 21 20251 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
Anniversary
1st in 2026
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Dates: From 2025.

Type: aircraft type.

What happened

History Main article: History of ballooning Premodern and unmanned balloons A sky lantern A precursor of the hot air balloon was the sky lantern ( simplified Chinese : 孔明灯 ; traditional Chinese : 孔明燈 ). Zhuge Liang of the Shu Han kingdom, during the Three Kingdoms era (220–280 CE), used these airborne lanterns for military signaling. [ 1 ] The Mongolian army studied Kongming lanterns from China and used them in the Battle of Legnica during the Mongol invasion of Poland in the 13th century.

A hot air balloon is a lighter-than-air aircraft consisting of a bag, called an envelope, which contains heated air. Suspended beneath is a gondola or wicker basket, which carries passengers and a source of heat, in most cases an open flame caused by burning liquid propane. The heated air inside the envelope makes it buoyant, since it has a lower density than the colder air outside the envelope. As with all aircraft, hot air balloons cannot fly beyond the atmosphere.

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June 21 2025 — 1 years ago, on a Saturday.

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