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| + | '''Balloons''' were a type of [[aircraft]] supported in air by buoyancy, which in effect, made 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}}) |
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| + | {{bginfo|Among these balloons operated was one called ''[[Enterprise history#Union Army Balloon Corps|Enterprise]]''.}} |
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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]]'' opening credits) |
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| + | A [[painting]] in [[Marla Aster]]'s [[quarters]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[2366]] depicted a balloon craft descending in the atmosphere of [[Jupiter]]. ({{TNG|The Bonding}}) |
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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 == |
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| + | * [[Dirigible]] |
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| + | * [[Hot-air balloon]] |
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| + | * [[Weather balloon]] |
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| + | ==External links== |
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| + | *{{wikipedia}} |
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| + | *{{wikipedia|Union Army Balloon Corps}} |
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| + | [[fr:Ballon]] |
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| + | [[Category:Vehicles]] |
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Revision as of 18:22, 23 January 2016
Balloons were a type of aircraft supported in air by buoyancy, which in effect, made 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 opening credits)
A painting in Marla Aster's quarters aboard the USS Enterprise-D in 2366 depicted a balloon craft descending in the atmosphere of Jupiter. (TNG: "The Bonding")
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")