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Learn about Hot Air Balloons
How they fly
Hot air is lighter than cool air, so the balloon rises
The burner
A flame heats the air inside the balloon
Steering
Pilots go up or down to find winds blowing the way they want
Fun fact
The first passengers in a hot air balloon, in 1783, were a sheep, a duck and a rooster!