Re: [balloon-makers] Homebuilder in France

[Tom Deering <private e-mail address>]

On 3/28/01, Philippe Lusley wrote:

>I made balloon with motor <http://www.DynaFly.com>

Holy cow!  Have you guys seen this web site?

Philippe made his own burner, basket, and polyester envelope.  There 
are dozens of good pictures and engineering drawings.  Just 
incredible.  I love the paper model.

Is that a single needle sewing machine in the pictures?  Please tell 
us about that, Philippe.

I don't understand how the paraglider motor is supposed to be used 
with the balloon, and there are no pictures of them together, that I 
could find.  It would make a heck of an inflator fan.  :^)

To design the envelope, Philippe used Autocad, Excel, and a program 
by Arnaud Deramecourt.  The gores were all cut out by computer!  264 
panels, 3-4 minutes each.  WOW!

The site is in French, which I can partially understand with 
Babelfish translation.  The pictures are thumbnailed, which makes it 
easier to browse.  All in all, it's an amazing site.

Tom Deering
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