Photos solar balloon

3.6m³ solar balloon in flight. Very sensitive to the wind, it should not exceed 2Km/h. The payload of this balloon is 50g. The max thrust is 350g.

Inflation of the small 3.6m³ solar balloon with the hand fan.

Top view of the small 3.6m³ solar balloon. Note the characteristic polygon shape of the 10 gores.

10m³ solar balloon in flight. Sensitive to the wind, it must not exceed 4Km/h. The payload of this balloon is 250g. The max thrust is 970g. Allows you to carry any mobile phone for aerial shots.

Inflation of the 10m³ solar balloon with the fan on the ground, on battery.

Heating of the 10m³ solar balloon. After inflating for a few minutes, the heating takes about 5 minutes for the balloon to carry its own weight.

67m³ solar balloon in flight. Sensitive to the wind, it should not exceed 6Km/h. The payload of this balloon is 4Kg. The max thrust is 6.5Kg. Allows you to carry up to 4Kg of video equipment, GoPro, camcorder, or mobile phone.

With its 3 solar panels, the solar van has 230V. Inflation is then done with a simple house fan for 20 minutes. It is possible to use the floorfanseen previously.

Bottom view of the 67m³ solar balloon in flight. To note, the nacelle which embeds a 1Kg SONY camcorder.

Top view on the ground of the 67m³ solar tank. Note the valve in the center allowing effective deflation. Also note the anchor points for the valve centering cords.

The 67m³ solar balloon in flight at a height of 50m. Note 2 small solar balloons in flight and the solar van.

The 67m³ solar balloon can carry a load of up to 4Kg. Here, a SONY camcorder. It is possible to add a cord to the equator of the balloon and thus allow its rotation.

Solar balloon flight 10m³.

Solar balloon shadow 10m³ film via the on-board mobile phone.