Piccard Balloons
| Private company | |
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founder | Don Piccard |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Products | Hot air balloons |
| Website | www.piccard.info |
Piccard Balloons, along with Raven Industries (founded by Ed Yost), SEMCO, and The Balloon Works (now Firefly Balloons), was among the first manufacturers of hot air balloons.[1] Don Piccard, descended from a long line of aeronauts, built and sold some of the first modern hot air balloons, beginning in the mid-1960s.[2] Piccard Balloons contributed much to the sport of Hot air ballooning, through innovative design and construction.
References
- ↑ "The History of Ballooning - Piccard Balloons". Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ↑ "National Balloon Museum - History of Ballooning". Retrieved 2010-06-09.
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