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| + | [[File:Prime father.png|thumb|Balloons used as decorations on K'Tuevon Prime]] |
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| − | '''Balloons''' are a type of [[aircraft]] that is supported in air by buoyancy, which in effect, makes the airship lighter than air. |
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| + | A '''balloon''' was a type of flexible bag that could be inflated with a [[gas]], such as [[air]]. |
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| + | == Properties == |
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| − | During the [[American Civil War]], the [[Union Army]] utilized observation balloons that were tendered at around six hundred feet high. ({{TOS|The Savage Curtain}}) |
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| + | In the [[holographic program]] titled ''[[Julian Bashir, Secret Agent]]'', [[Hippocrates Noah]] described his plan cause the surface of the [[Earth]] to shrink as being "just like letting air out of a balloon." ({{DS9|Our Man Bashir}}) |
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| + | In [[2268]], [[Doctor]] [[Leonard McCoy]] compared the sudden onset of weakness in the [[crew]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} to a balloon popping. ({{TOS|The Immunity Syndrome}}) |
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| + | In [[2367]], while playing in the [[arcade]] on [[Ogus II]], [[Jake Potts]] popped a balloon filled with [[red pillion dye]] to scare his brother [[Willie Potts|Willie]] into thinking he'd killed him. ({{TNG|Brothers}}) |
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| + | Balloons were often a decorative element at [[birthday party|birthday parties]] in [[Human]] and [[Prime]] cultures. ({{TNG|Parallels}}; {{VOY|Latent Image}}; {{LD|Veritas}}) |
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| + | When [[Ensign]] [[Sam Rutherford]] was unconscious recovering from injuries, he had been left a balloon that read "Get Well Soon!" ({{LD|No Small Parts}}) |
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| + | === Aircraft === |
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| + | A [[painting]] in [[Marla Aster]]'s [[quarters]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[2366]] depicted a balloon craft descending in the atmosphere of [[Jupiter]]. ({{TNG|The Bonding}}) |
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| + | ==== Balloons as vehicles ==== |
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| + | * [[Observation balloon]] |
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* [[Weather balloon]] |
* [[Weather balloon]] |
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| − | == Background == |
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| + | * {{dis|USS Enterprise|balloon|USS ''Enterprise'' (balloon)}} |
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| − | The {{w|Union Army Balloon Corps}} operated and/or built eight hydrogen-gas balloons from 1861 – 1863. |
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| − | * Small balloons: ''[[Enterprise history#Union Army Balloon Corps|Enterprise]]'', ''Eagle'', ''Constitution'', and ''Washington'' |
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| − | * Large balloons: ''Union'', ''Excelsior'', ''Intrepid'', and ''United States'' |
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| + | ==External link== |
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| + | *{{wikipedia}} |
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Latest revision as of 21:47, 16 December 2022
Balloons used as decorations on K'Tuevon Prime
A balloon was a type of flexible bag that could be inflated with a gas, such as air.
Properties
In the holographic program titled Julian Bashir, Secret Agent, Hippocrates Noah described his plan cause the surface of the Earth to shrink as being "just like letting air out of a balloon." (DS9: "Our Man Bashir")
In 2268, Doctor Leonard McCoy compared the sudden onset of weakness in the crew of the USS Enterprise to a balloon popping. (TOS: "The Immunity Syndrome")
Decoration
In 2367, while playing in the arcade on Ogus II, Jake Potts popped a balloon filled with red pillion dye to scare his brother Willie into thinking he'd killed him. (TNG: "Brothers")
Balloons were often a decorative element at birthday parties in Human and Prime cultures. (TNG: "Parallels"; VOY: "Latent Image"; LD: "Veritas")
When Ensign Sam Rutherford was unconscious recovering from injuries, he had been left a balloon that read "Get Well Soon!" (LD: "No Small Parts")
Aircraft
According to a diagram drawn by Robert H. Goddard, the height limit for a balloon (on Earth) was twenty miles. (Star Trek: Enterprise opening credits)
A painting in Marla Aster's quarters aboard the USS Enterprise-D in 2366 depicted a balloon craft descending in the atmosphere of Jupiter. (TNG: "The Bonding")
Balloons as vehicles
- See also