Each cubic foot in a hot air balloon can lift about 7 grams. To lift 1,000 pounds, you would need 65,000 cubic feet of hot air, which is part of why hot air balloons are so big, according to an ...

A hot-air balloon has caught fire and tumbled from the sky in Brazil’s southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people.

A hot-air balloon carrying 21 people in Brazil caught fire Saturday morning and crashed, killing at least eight people, Santa Catarina’s military fire brigade said.. The crash happened in Santa ...

A hot-air balloon crash in Santa Catarina, Brazil, killed eight people after catching fire mid-flight, with 13 survivors, including the pilot, who were hospitalized with unknown injuries.

A hot air balloon trip in Brazil turned into tragedy Saturday after it caught fire midair and tumbled from the sky, killing eight people on its way down.

Four people were killed and one person was critically injured when a hot air balloon crash-landed in the desert in Eloy, Arizona, on Sunday morning, the Eloy Police Department said.

Hot air balloons at the 1900 Olympics, Photo from Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900 a Paris. Concours Internationaux D’Exercices Physiques et de Sports. Rapports Publies Sous La ...

Millions of visitors flock to about 200 balloon festivals across the U.S. each year. Volunteering on balloon crews lets some of those fans pursue the inflatable dream.