Sichuan Online News (Reporter Wu Chutong, Zhou Zhimin, Photography Xiang Yu) On the afternoon of July 27, the rain-washed Beichuan sky showed pure baby blue. At the opening ceremony of the 2018 "Pan American General Aviation Cup" China International Aircraft Design Challenge Selection (Beichuan Station) held that morning, the hot air team, which attracted much attention, moved to Beichuan Panacha. There, there are dozens of eager netizens waiting to board the hot air balloon and enjoy the high-altitude ride experience.
At about 3:30 pm, a colorful grid hot air balloon was filled first and "erected" in the parking lot square on the side of Panacha. Citizens, young and old, who couldn't wait to board the hot air balloon, lined up in an orderly manner, followed the staff's arrangements, and boarded the hot air balloon manned basket one by one to participate in the hot air balloon tethered flight experience. According to the pilot, the so-called tethered flight is a flight held by a cable. "The lift-off height is 30 to 40 meters, and the flight stays in the air for more than 10 minutes."
"I'm looking forward to it. It's my turn soon, but I'm still a little scared." "Sister Wang, a local resident of Beichuan, was in the first round. It was her first time to ride a hot air balloon. She boarded the hot air balloon with excitement and nervousness. As the pilot pulled and released his hands, the hot air balloon slowly rose.
"It's so hot up there! No wonder it's called a hot air balloon." The first citizen to complete the experience made the staff present laugh with his famous words. A 7-year-old child took a hot air balloon ride for the first time. After getting off the balloon, he was a little confused. "He was a little scared and didn't take a serious look at the scenery under his feet." The man who was traveling with him was very excited. After Mr. Shen, a netizen, got off the hot air balloon, he was still looking through the photo album on his mobile phone. "This is the first time I saw New Beichuan from this angle. In addition to being excited, to be honest, I was also a little moved." ." As he spoke, Mr. Shen showed the photos on his mobile phone to the crowd around him. In the photos, he had a panoramic view of the scenery of Panacha, New Beichuan. The special perspective gave the familiar scenery a different brilliance.
This hot air balloon flight gathering is to participate in the 2018 "Pan American Aviation Cup" China International Aircraft Design Challenge Selection (Beichuan Station) aircraft performance show. According to reports, the 11 hot air balloon pilots who brought the hot air balloon experience and performance this time all have rich flying experience, including many instructors who rank first among Chinese hot air balloon pilots.
Little knowledge:
Hot air ballooning began in 1783. After more than 200 years of development, it has become a popular air sport all over the world. All over the world, there are various hot air balloon competitions and performances almost every day.
A hot air balloon flies upwards driven by the buoyancy force generated by the density difference between the heated air inside the sphere and the cold air around the outside of the sphere. During the flight, the pilot controls the air temperature inside the sphere by controlling the intensity and burning time of the flame emitted by the burner , thereby achieving the purpose of controlling the rise and fall of the hot air balloon.
