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hot air balloon

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

Summary

hot air balloon is an aircraft type[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of aircraft_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,372 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • hot air balloon received the state aircraft of New Mexico[3].
  • hot air balloon's instance of is recorded as aircraft type[4].
  • hot air balloon is a type of balloon[5].
  • hot air balloon's Commons category is recorded as Hot air balloons[6].
  • hot air balloon comprises gondola[7].
  • hot air balloon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hot air balloons[8].
  • hot air balloon's Commons gallery is recorded as Hot air balloon[9].
  • hot air balloon's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[10].
  • hot air balloon's described by source is recorded as Online Tourism Encyclopedia[11].

Body

Recognition

hot air balloon received the state aircraft of New Mexico[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for hot air balloon include Globus Aerostaticus[12], a former constellation[13], founded in 1798[14].

Why It Matters

hot air balloon ranks in the top 4% of aircraft_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,372 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Entities named for it include Globus Aerostaticus[12], a former constellation[13], founded in 1798[14].

FAQs

What awards did hot air balloon receive?

Honors received include state aircraft of New Mexico[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → balloon
    Has part(s) → gondola
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 2732, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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