Five Propane Cylinders and One Oxygen Cylinder, for Hot-Air Balloon ‘Daffodil II’ Cabin

Five aluminium propane cylinders and one oxygen cylinder, by Worthington Industries, Columbus, Franklin county, Ohio, United States, 1973-1974. From 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; and constructed 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.

Details

Category:
Aeronautics
Object Number:
1974-593/2
type:
propane cyliner
credit:
Nott, Julian

Parts

Propane cylinder, for hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

Propane cylinder, for hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

Aluminium propane cylinder, one of five, by Worthington Industries, Columbus, Franklin county, Ohio, United States, 1974. From 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; and constructed 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.

Materials:
aluminium alloy , gunmetal , paper (fibre product) and polytetrafluoroethylene
Object Number:
1974-593/2/1
type:
canister
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Propane cylinder, for hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

Propane cylinder, for hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

Aluminium propane cylinder, one of five, by Worthington Industries, Columbus, Franklin county, Ohio, United States, 1974. From 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; and constructed 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.

Materials:
aluminium alloy , gunmetal , paper (fibre product) and polytetrafluoroethylene
Object Number:
1974-593/2/2
type:
propane cyliner
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Propane cylinder, for hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

Propane cylinder, for hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

Aluminium propane cylinder, one of five, by Worthington Industries, Columbus, Franklin county, Ohio, United States, 1974. From 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; and constructed 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.

Materials:
aluminium alloy , gunmetal , paper (fibre product) and polytetrafluoroethylene
Object Number:
1974-593/2/3
type:
propane cyliner
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Propane cylinder, for hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

Propane cylinder, for hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

Aluminium propane cylinder, one of five, by Worthington Industries, Columbus, Franklin county, Ohio, United States, 1974. From 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; and constructed 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.

Materials:
aluminium alloy , gunmetal , paper (fibre product) and polytetrafluoroethylene
Object Number:
1974-593/2/4
type:
propane cyliner
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Propane cylinder, for hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

Propane cylinder, for hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

Aluminium propane cylinder, one of five, by Worthington Industries, Columbus, Franklin county, Ohio, United States, 1974. From 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; and constructed 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.

Materials:
aluminium alloy , gunmetal , paper (fibre product) and polytetrafluoroethylene
Object Number:
1974-593/2/5
type:
propane cyliner
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Oxygen cylinder, for hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

Oxygen cylinder, for hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

Aluminium oxygen cylinder, by Worthington Industries, Columbus, Franklin county, Ohio, United States, 1974. From 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; and constructed 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.

Materials:
aluminium alloy , gunmetal , paper (fibre product) and polytetrafluoroethylene
Object Number:
1974-593/2/6
type:
cylinder
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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