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'''Balloons''' are a type of [[aircraft]] that is supported in air by buoyancy, which in effect, makes the airship lighter than air. |
'''Balloons''' are a type of [[aircraft]] that is supported in air by buoyancy, which in effect, makes the airship lighter than air. |
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| + | In [[2268]], [[Doctor]] [[Leonard McCoy]] compared the sudden onset of weakness in the [[crew]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} to a balloon popping. ({{TOS|The Immunity Syndrome}}) |
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During the [[American Civil War]], the [[Union Army]] utilized observation balloons that were tendered at around six hundred feet high. ({{TOS|The Savage Curtain}}) |
During the [[American Civil War]], the [[Union Army]] utilized observation balloons that were tendered at around six hundred feet high. ({{TOS|The Savage Curtain}}) |
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| + | According to a diagram drawn by [[Robert H. Goddard]], the height limit for a balloon (on [[Earth]]) was twenty miles. (''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'') |
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| + | [[Jake Potts]] popped a balloon filled with [[red pillion dye]] to scare his brother [[Willie Potts|Willie]] into thinking he'd killed him. ({{TNG|Brothers}}) |
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| + | In the [[holographic program]] titled ''[[Julian Bashir, Secret Agent]]'', [[Hippocrates Noah]] described his plan cause the surface of the [[Earth]] to shrink as being "''just like letting air out of a balloon.''" ({{DS9|Our Man Bashir}}) |
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== Types of balloons == |
== Types of balloons == |
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* [[Weather balloon]] |
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| − | The {{w|Union Army Balloon Corps}} operated and/or built eight hydrogen-gas balloons from 1861 – 1863. |
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| + | *{{wikipedia|Union Army Balloon Corps}} |
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| − | * Large balloons: ''Union'', ''Excelsior'', ''Intrepid'', and ''United States'' |
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Revision as of 19:06, 27 June 2015
Balloons are a type of aircraft that is supported in air by buoyancy, which in effect, makes the airship lighter than air.
In 2268, Doctor Leonard McCoy compared the sudden onset of weakness in the crew of the USS Enterprise to a balloon popping. (TOS: "The Immunity Syndrome")
During the American Civil War, the Union Army utilized observation balloons that were tendered at around six hundred feet high. (TOS: "The Savage Curtain")
According to a diagram drawn by Robert H. Goddard, the height limit for a balloon (on Earth) was twenty miles. (Star Trek: Enterprise)
Jake Potts popped a balloon filled with red pillion dye to scare his brother Willie into thinking he'd killed him. (TNG: "Brothers")
In the holographic program titled Julian Bashir, Secret Agent, Hippocrates Noah described his plan cause the surface of the Earth to shrink as being "just like letting air out of a balloon." (DS9: "Our Man Bashir")