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Many early balloonists dreamed of completing a trip around the world in a hot-air balloon, a goal not achieved until 1999. Write about what you imagine a trip in a balloon would be like, including a description of how manipulating air temperature would allow you to control your altitude
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VerifiedThe basic mechanism of hot-air balloons are as follows:
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Hot air balloons work because of a simple principle, the difference in density. Hot air has a lower density compared to cold air.
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When the air temperature is increased the overall density of the aircraft decreases hence it rises (float upwards/moves to higher altitude).
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When we decrease the air temperature, the air cools down, and the overall density of the aircraft increases. This will result in the descend of the hot air balloon.
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Hence, to control the altitude of the hot air balloon we need to manipulate the temperature. When we want to go up we need to increase it and if we want to go down we need the air to cool down by decreasing the temperature.
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