Jurg believes the Chinese balloon is mostly likely a helium or hydrogen-based balloon as opposed to a hot air balloon, which uses propane burned in a burner to heat the air and lift the balloon.

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The history of balloon flight dates to 1783, when two French brothers, Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier, discovered that filling a bag with hot air would ... such as hydrogen and helium.

A bid to cross the Atlantic for the first time in an open basket hydrogen balloon ... of balloon. Gas balloons differ from hot air balloons in that they are sealed and do not use propane burners ...

Three crew members are safe after a hydrogen air balloon on a transatlantic flight path had to make what the Transportation ...

Three adventurers are planning to fly a hydrogen gas balloon over the Atlantic Ocean ... looking over the side and we'll get a pretty big air freshener and let the other guy have his moment ...

He said this balloon is very different than the average hot air balloon, as it is much larger and is likely lifted by either hydrogen or helium, not hot air. "I was talking to some other ...