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Firefly Balloons, the Glossary

FireFly Balloons is an American hot air balloon manufacturer that started as The Balloon Works (TBW) in 1972 in Statesville, NC.^[1]

10 relations: Aerospace, Don Piccard, Ed Yost, Hot air balloon, Nylon, Polyester, Privately held company, Raven Industries, Statesville, North Carolina, United States.
Balloon manufacturers

Aerospace

Aerospace is a term used to collectively refer to the atmosphere and outer space.

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Don Piccard

Donald Louis Piccard (January 13, 1926 – September 13, 2020) was a Swiss-born American balloon pioneer, promoter, innovator, designer, builder, and pilot.

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Paul Edward Yost (June 30, 1919 – May 27, 2007) was the American inventor of the modern hot air balloon and is referred to as the "Father of the Modern Day Hot-Air Balloon." He worked for a high-altitude research division of General Mills in the early 1950s until he left to establish Raven Industries in 1956, along with several colleagues from General Mills.

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Hot air balloon

A hot air balloon is a lighter-than-air aircraft consisting of a bag, called an envelope, which contains heated air.

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Nylon

Nylon is a family of synthetic polymers with amide backbones, usually linking aliphatic or semi-aromatic groups.

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Polyester

Polyester is a category of polymers that contain one or two ester linkages in every repeat unit of their main chain.

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Privately held company

A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets.

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Raven Industries

Raven Industries, Inc. is an American company that makes precision agriculture products and information management tools for growers. Firefly Balloons and Raven Industries are aircraft manufacturers of the United States and balloon manufacturers.

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Statesville, North Carolina

Statesville is a city in and the county seat of Iredell County, North Carolina, United States, and it is part of the Charlotte metropolitan area.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_Balloons