The infographic comparing our Augsburg balloon with other modes of transport.
Our Augsburg Balloon in numbers
The new Augsburg balloon
Hot air balloon (registration number: D-OANR)
- Dimensions: 21.5 m high; 16.5 m diameter
- Weight: approx. 1,520 kg takeoff weight (shell weighs 190 kg)
- Speed: up to 62 mph
- Cruising altitude: 3,000 m (when flying without oxygen)
- Travel time: approx. 2.5 hours (with 4 gas bottles)
- Range: up to 250 km
- Material cover: 1760 running meters of polyester
- 505 fields
- 2 km of thread
- Maximum internal temperature 140 degrees Celsius
- Balloon burner output: approx. 6,000 kW
- Passengers: up to 6 passengers + 1 pilot
- Balloon envelope manufacturer: KubicekBalloons, model BB45Z
- Manufacturer of balloon basket & burner: Schröder fireballoons, Trier
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Comparison of means of transportation
Zeppelin (type: Zeppelin NT)
- Dimensions: 75 m long; 19.5 m wide; 17.4 m high
- Starting weight: 400 kg (payload: 2,350 kg)
- Speed: 125 km/h
- Cruising altitude: 2,600 m
- Travel time: approx. 24 hours
- Range: 1,000 km
- Material cover: Tedlar (polyvinyl fluoride), polyester fabric, and polyurethane
- Shell volume: 8,425 m³
- Filling: non-flammable helium
- Passengers: up to 15 passengers + 1 pilot and 1 flight attendant
Aircraft (type: Boeing 747-8)
- Dimensions: 76.25 m long; 19.36 m high; 68.45 m wingspan
- Takeoff weight: 447,696 kg (empty weight: 190,962 kg)
- Speed: 917 km/h
- Flying altitude: 13,137 m
- Range: 14,816 km/h
- Propulsion: 4 turbofan engines
- Hull material: carbon, aluminum
- Filling: Kerosene
- Passengers: up to 605 passengers + crew
- Consists of 6 million parts
Ship (AIDAblu)
- Dimensions: 253 m long; 32.3 m wide
- Draft: 7.3 m
- Weight: 71,100 tons
- Speed: 22 knots (=40 km/h)
- Propulsion: 4 × diesel engines (9,000 kW each)
- Passengers: up to 2,500 passengers + 607 crew members
Rail (ICE 3 Velaro D)
- Dimensions: 200 m long; 19.36 m high; 68.45 m wingspan
- Empty weight: 454 tons
- Speed: 320 km/h
- Drive: Alternating current
- Traction power: 8,000 kW
- Passengers: up to 444 passengers + crew
How long does each mode of transportation take to cover 1,000 km?
- Hot air balloon: 10 hours
- Zeppelin: 8 hours
- Airplane: 1 hour
- Ship: 25 hours
- Train: 3 hours