Hot-air Balloon ‘Daffodil II’ Cabin: 1974 World Altitude Record Holder
- Made:
- 1973 in England, London, Thames Ditton and Basel
- designer:
- Roger Munk
- maker:
- Maidboats Limited
High altitude, pressurized hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: with the overall design specification by Julian Nott, England; cabin shell structure designed by Roger Munk at Aerospace Developments, London, England, and Tony Offredi, England; cabin floor laminate resin manufactured by Ciba-Geigy Ltd., Europe; with overall cabin construction by Maidboats Limited, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, 1973. On 25th February 1974, Julian Nott and Felix Pole used ‘Daffodil II’, to break the world hot-air balloon altitude record. They reached a height of 13,961 metres near Lake Bhopal, central India. Following the 1974 world hot-air balloon altitude record - for demonstration purposes - the balloon cabin was fitted out with two dummy pilots in pressure suits
Details
- Category:
- Aeronautics
- Object Number:
- 1974-593/1
- Materials:
- glass reinforced plastic (grp), carbon fibre, polyurethane, polystyrene, plastic (unidentified) and aluminium (metal)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 1650 mm x 1750 mm x 1750 mm, 100 kg
overall; overall (estimate): 1700 mm x 1850 mm x 1480 mm, 81.5 kg
- type:
- balloon - aircraft
- credit:
- Nott, Julian
