james_michael_hill
Inflate
Not-so-interesting fact 3256: Hot air balloons were first used as an air-war mechanism in the American Civil War. The Union Army Balloon Corps, under the command of Prof. Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, used limp silk envelopes inflated with coke gas or hydrogen. The Confederate Army did attempt to counter with a rigid style hot air, or "hot smoke balloon." Captain John R. Bryant inflated his rigid cotton balloon with a fire of oil-soaked pine cones. The balloon was soon captured by Union forces as the Confederate's techniques of balloon handling were not competent.
Looks like these Mississipians have got the hang of it now....
Inflate
Not-so-interesting fact 3256: Hot air balloons were first used as an air-war mechanism in the American Civil War. The Union Army Balloon Corps, under the command of Prof. Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, used limp silk envelopes inflated with coke gas or hydrogen. The Confederate Army did attempt to counter with a rigid style hot air, or "hot smoke balloon." Captain John R. Bryant inflated his rigid cotton balloon with a fire of oil-soaked pine cones. The balloon was soon captured by Union forces as the Confederate's techniques of balloon handling were not competent.
Looks like these Mississipians have got the hang of it now....