APPENDIX3-BT
Summary of Thermal BALLOON DESIGN INOVATORS
1783-1986
CHRONOLOGY
| 21 Nov.1783 | MONTGOLFIER Bros. | FRA Used straw/animal fat fuel, & woven/paper envelope. |
| 1804 | ZAMBECCARI, Fran. | ITA Used open alcohol flame, & sealed paper envelope. |
| 1874 | MENIER, | GER Developed fuel-oil burner sys. |
| 1904 | BACON/MASKELYNE | ENG Developed fuel-oil burner sys. |
| 1905 | WAGAND, A. | USA Developed pressurized fuel/ oil burner system. |
| 1934 | BRUNER, Rudolf | GER Flew with fuel-oil burner sys. |
| 1935 | EMMER/MAREK | OUS Developed & flew with fuel/ oil burner system. |
| 1937 | CRANE, William | USA Developed & flew white gas burner system. |
| 1948 | CRANE, William | USA Developed Butane burner sys. |
| 1950 | CONTOS, James | USA Developed Propane burner sys. |
| 1956 | CONTOS, James | USA Successful flight with propane burner system. |
| 1960 | YOST, Paul E. | USA Flew with propane burner system & synthetic Nylon fabric. |
| 1978 | NOTT, Julian R.P. | ENG Developed sucessful kerosene burner system. |
INNOVATIONS
| VERDIER, Emma (19 Jul.1853) | USA | 1st to fly on Solar power. |
| EMMER, Joseph (23 Sep.39) | OUS | 1st FAI-record using fuel/oil burner system. |
| CONTOS, James | USA | 1st to use all synthetic fabric (taffeta) envelope. |
| HUGH, W.F. | USA | 1st use of 4-sided tetroon-shaped envelope. |
| YOST, Paul E. | USA | 1st to use all rip-stop nylon envelope. |
| YOST, Paul E. | USA | 1st U.S. Patent on the Propane burner system. |
| BARNES, Tracy | USA | 1st to use all Dacron envelope. |
| PICCARD, Don L. | USA | 1st to use multi load-taped envelope. |
| PICCARD, Don L. | USA | 1st to use all Nomex envelope. |
| BARNES, Tracy | USA | 1st to fly all solar balloon. |
| ESHOO, Fred | IRA | 1st to design & fly a variable solar balloon. |
| NOTT, Julian (17 Apr.76) | ENG | 1st FAI-record using Kerosene burner system. |
| STUMPF, ( Nov.78) | USA | 1st to use a multi-angle, geodesic design envelope. |
| GH, W.F. | USA | 1st use of 4-sided tetroon-shaped envelope. |