Tethered helium balloon

A Tethered helium balloon is a helium-filled gas balloon which is tethered to the ground, or to a road vehicle, by a steel rope and raised and lowered by a winch.

Tethered or Static Helium Balloon

The tethered passenger helium balloon were very popular in France in the 19th centuryfact|date=January 2008. The first tethered balloon in the modern times was made in France at Chantilly Castle in 1994 by AEROPHILE S.A. the most famous are in Paris since 1999, Berlin since 2000 or Disneyland Resort Paris in 2005 with more than 100 000 passengers per year and the DHL Balloon in Singapore since 2006. The helium balloon is tethered at the Montecasino premises next to the Bird Gardens. The breathtaking ride takes passengers up to approximatley 120m above Fourways. Lindstrand Technologies has meanwhile installed 30 tethered balloons in 18 countries. Lindstrand Technologies is headed by Per Lindstrand who, with Sir Richard Branson was first to cross the Pacific by balloon.

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ee also

*Balloon (aircraft)
*Gordon Bennett Cup - famous long-distance gas balloon race
*Moored balloon
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*Singapore, : coord|1.298575|103.857150 [http://www.visitsingapore.com/publish/stbportal/en/home/about_singapore/ezine_home/Jul06/new_in_town/DHL_Balloon.html]
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External links

* [http://www.skywords.biz/ Media agents for SA helium balloon(s)]
* [http://www.http://www.lindstrandtech.com/hi_flyer.html/ Manufacturers and installers of tethered helium balloons]
* [http://www.aerophile.com/ Manufacturers of helium balloons]
* [http://montecasino.tsogosun.co.za/live/index.php.co.za Landlords of helium balloon in Fourways]