The paramotor hot air balloon just released!

[@claudenicoli9601]

Je ne suis pas fan du système de propulsion embarqué mais l’enveloppe est magnifique et sûrement légère, c’est du beau matériel 👍🏻👏🏻

[@wompstopm123]

it already requires burning gas, why put batteries in it? you could rig it up to power the propellor and the spent exaust could run through a tube into the baloon to inflate it right?

[@escapetarkov3838]

Kiss is always best.

[@anonymously4U]

Well how much would one cost

[@mercedestaravillo8606]

SUPER ! ! ! Fly DOO toujours à la pointe des innovations ! Léger et dirigeable BRAVO ! ! !

[@dssd245]

What’s the Range?

[@tysk5729]

i wonder if youd manage to put the prop below the basket so that youd be able to rotate it to steer, if it would bd better to fly it

[@revodrvr]

It's steerable. There is a handle with wood k8nd if l8ke on a boat. Watch again. 360 rotation would be awesometho.

[@mikemac17565]

Question, now that you can move through the air, rather than with it, do you find you need to use a bit more fuel/propane as the air will not be moving around/against the balloon and possibly cooling the air inside. Just curious.

[@flydoo8890]

Hi, thank you for your question. Interestingly enough, we burn less fuel when we are using the motor, because there is a lift effect going on at the top of the balloon (its huge round surface makes a bit like a profile), and additionally there is a very small vertical thrust component that counteracts our weight a bit. The VTU still has to be seen as an assistance, we still follow the "rules" or philosophy of pure ballooning, but with an increased maneuvering capacity and added freedom/safety.

[@scootersonlyrepair]

Wouldn't a shroud around the prop and a rudder give you mor thrust and control?

[@BibiothequeEcologie]

Actually the entire motor and prop assembly swivels around its vertical axis. This is controlled with a rudder bar with built-in throtte. You have full directional control this way

[@SalveMonesvol]

What is your maximum airspeed? Looks like about 20km/h

[@filippoorlando1548]

How can you turn?

[@flydoo8890]

The entire motor block and propeller turn on a vertical axis. You steer this through the rudder (the central tube), provided with a handle with built in push button throttle. In certain images you can see this pretty well. When you turn, the balloon turns on its vertical axis. When you are facing the desired heading you put the rudder again in the center and you keep pushing the balloon in the wished direction.

[@MarceloSC81]

Found this wondering if it's possible to make a hot air zeppelin instead of helium.

[@jamesgaskin7757]

I think the lifting capability of hot air would mean an envelope too large to escape weather problems

[@garyphilips7414]

Ok now I want one.

[@flydoo8890]

Check them on www.flydoo.fun ;-)

[@caseymcclure9653]

You should use a propane powered motor and run the exhaust up into the balloon

[@Miafunfactory]

Holy shit this is a good idea💡

[@alpintourer]

So, how do you steer? I did not see lines for turning vents. Did I miss something?

[@BibiothequeEcologie]

the entire motor swivels on its vertical axis through the rudder handle (which incorporates the throttle push button). Maybe you can better see it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpublZ5rr6d6qMU. So you basically can turn the ballon on its vertical axis, no need for turning vents.

[@JamieTransNyc]

what is your top speed?

[@BibiothequeEcologie]

Around 10 km/h depending on size of enveloppe and change of the day. The smallest and more charged, the faster...

[@JamieTransNyc]

@@BibiothequeEcologie So this is roughly the same speed as a Paramoter, but of course much safer?

[@BibiothequeEcologie]

@@JamieTransNyc not really, paramotors cruise at 3 times or more that speed. I would say that if you are looking for speed for going from A to B, then the balloon is not what you are looking for. If you are looking to pure fun, contemplation, low stress and low technicality of the machine, then a small balloon like a FlyDOO will make you happy for years. In regards to safety, both a balloon and a paramotor are inherently safe: maybe the paramotor has some more delicate flight phases like take off and landing, in which the pilot might be a bit more exposed to minor injuries, particularly with low experience level. But for the most, safety is in the mind of the pilot, and in the respect for the limitations of the machine, weather conditions and one's own limitations dictated by experience (which are commonly the most difficult to self-assess).

[@JamieTransNyc]

@@BibiothequeEcologie I am attracted to the idea of being in control of direction, so that aspect of a paramotor interests me. But the seeming ease with which a wing can collapse, or flip, or butterfly terrifies me.

[@dkdanis1340]

@@JamieTransNyc they won't flip in normal flight. Pilots do acro and purposefully flip it. After a collapse it inflates quickly. Collapses absorb bad air.

[@wompstopm123]

for paramotoring i think this is the best option, if it stops working it just slowly glides down right? all my shit i make breaks constantly, i would die if i made a helicopter or paramotor

[@Melvorgazh]

@FlyDOO Hi! Very interesting system. Well, I am looking for blueprints for a bulbous envelope of about 10 gores. I looked over the Internet and found nothing. 😿 Perhaps you could help? I don’t understand why it is so difficult to find it. Perhaps similar to the Cameron Viva model? All the blueprints for tissue paper balloons I found weren’t bulbous at all, just flat. Greetings from Brussels Belgium, Thomas, I play the guitar and sing, Celtic trad mostly but also love ballooning. I flew only once. Cheers! 😺

[@Frogmobile52]

Excellent! What i the max speed against the air?

[@BibiothequeEcologie]

Hi, around 10km/h, depending from factors like balloon size and total mass.

[@lovelydianaestropia3448]

safe to ride compare of drone

[@todddavis5436]

Flydoo