Hot-air ballon in the world

Today will know the meaning of the word hot-air ballon and translation into various languages of the world.
Hot air ballon =owes its name to its inventor Joseph-Michel and Jacques-étienne Montgolfier (from which the name of hot-air ballon).
Aerostat with sustenance obtained by hot air,initially constituted by a ball of cotton fabric with a diameter of about 15 meters, then waterproof canvas content in a network from which hung a hamper. Soon abandoned,and replaced by gas ballons,which offered a longer flight ,from about 1960 was again popular as a means of sporting activity,throught the use of new materials (casings are made of synthetic fabrics robust and light) and new techniques (the heating of the air is obtained by means of a propane gas burner),and also used in the advertising field by showy decorations of casings.

First public demostration in  Annonay 4 june 1783

In the following image we see two maps of the world and Europe to understand as it is defined hot-air ballon in the various areas of the territory around us.

maps of the Eurpoe

planisphere

Hot-air ballon = United Kingdom
Mongolfiera = Italy
Ballon = France
Globo = Spain   
 Balão = Portugal
Ballon = Germany
balón = Czech_Republic
balón = Slovakia
balon= Poland
повітряна куля = Ukraine
léggömb = Hungary
ballong =Sweden
воздушный шар = Russia
バルーン = Japan
气球 = China
balon = Turkey
بالونة = Arabia
בלון = Syria Palaestina


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