Keith Sproul's
Tetrahedron Hot Air Balloons
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"Wings of Wind" is featured in the
2009 New Mexico Quilters' Association Quilt
"Wings of Wind" is featured in the
2007 New Mexico Quilters' Association Quilt
The Stars of October
designed by Andrea Vaughn,
made by the members of NMQA,
quilted by Ami Krenzel
nmqa.nm.org
"Wings of Wind" and "Fred B Rabbit" are featured on the
2006 New Mexico Quilters' Association Quilt
Waltz in the Skies
designed by Norma Jean Koelm,
made by members of NMQA
quilted by Rebecca Welch
nmqa.nm.org
Wings of Wind is one of three featured balloons
on the Battle Creek, MI Holiday Balloon Festival 2004 Logo
"Blaser Tet" Tetrahedron Festivals
| Date (2009) | Event | Location | Web Site |
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| Sept 3-7 | New York State Festival of Balloons | Dansville, NY | www.nysfob.com |
| Oct 3-11 | Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta | Albuquerque, NM | www.aibf.org |
| Oct 30 - Nov 1 | Pirates of the Canyon Amarillo Invitational Balloon Rally |
Amarillo, TX | www.piratesofthecanyon.com |
| Dec 4-7 | Red Rock Balloon Rally | Gallup, NM | www.redrockballoonrally.com |
| Date (2007) | Event | Location | Web Site |
| Mar 24 - Apr 2 | Emmental Balloon Week | Hasle-Ruegsau, Switzerland | www.emmentaler-ballonwoche.ch www.skychariot.com/letchworth.html |
| Jun 1-3 | Experimental LTA (XLTA) | Amherst, MA | www.xlta.org |
"Wings of Wind" Tetrahedron Festivals
| Date (2008) | Event | Location | Web Site | |
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| Feb 1-3 | Meteor Crater | Winslow, AZ | www.skychariot.com/meteorcrater | |
| Oct 4-12 | Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta | Albuquerque, NM | www.aibf.org | |
| Date (2007) | Event | Location | Web Site | |
| Jun 1-3 | Amherst Experimental Balloon, Hopper & Airship Gathering | Amherst, MA | www.xltaweb.com | |
| Oct 5-14 | Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta | Albuquerque, NM | www.aibf.org | |
| Oct 26-28 | Pirates of the Canyon Amarillo Invitational Balloon Rally |
Amarillo, TX |
www.balloonamarillo.org 2006 Canyon Pictures |
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| Nov 30 - Dec 2 | Red Rock Balloon Rally | Gallup, NM | www.redrockballoonrally.com | |
| Date (2006) | Event | Location | Web Site | |
| Jun 2-4 | Amherst Experimental Balloon, Hopper, & Airship Gathering | Amherst, MA | www.xltaweb.com | |
| Oct 7-15 | Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta | Albuquerque, NM | www.aibf.org | |
| Dec 1-3 | Red Rock Balloon Rally | Gallup, NM | www.redrockballoonrally.com | |
| Date (2005) | Event | Location | Web Site | |
| Jun 17-19 | Summer Heat Balloon Festival | Muncie, IN | Summer Heat Balloon Festival | |
| July 15-17 | Jackson Hot Air Jubilee | Jackson, MI | www.hotairjubilee.com | |
| Sept 2-4 | New York State Festival of Balloons | Dansville, NY | www.nysfob.com | |
| Sept 9-11 | Atlantic Balloon Festival | Sussex, NB, Canada | atlanticballoonfiesta.ca | |
| Oct 1-9 | Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta | Albuquerque, NM | www.aibf.org | |
| Dec 2-4 | Red Rock Balloon Rally | Gallup, NM | www.redrockballoonrally.com | |
| Date (2004) | Event | Location | Web Site | |
| Sept 11 | Raritan Twp Day | Raritan Twp, NJ | ||
| Sept 24-26 | Keystone International Balloon Festival | Lancaster, PA | ||
| Oct 2-10 | Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta | Albuquerque, NM | www.aibf.org | |
| Dec 3-5 | Holiday Balloon Fest | Battle Creek, MI | www.holidayballoonfest.com | |
Click here for Keith's Complete Schedule
Click here for Keith's Previous years Schedules
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Top View Side View | |
Design of Second Tetrahedron"Blaser Tet"Project started October 29, 2005 | |
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Cold Inflation, Feb 8, 2006 | |
Hot Inflation, Mar 8, 2006 | |
Even Mother Nature likes this shape | |
| Trip to Switzerland March-Apr 2007 www.skychariot.com/switzerland.html | |
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Albuquerque 2009 | |
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 Albuquerque Blaser Tet Pictures by BJ Taylor | |
Design of First Tetrahedron, "Wings of Wind"Project started March 14th, 2004 | |
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Hot Inflation, Mon August 23th, 2004 | |
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FAA Inspection, Harrisburg, PA, Saturday, September 4th, 2004 (am) | |
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First Flight, Saturday, September 4th, 2004 (pm) | |
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Tether, Tuesday, Sept 7th, 2004Note: Parachute Artwork is now finished | |
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| It glows GREAT! | |
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5th Flight, Sunday September 12th, 2004A view from below | |
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A view from above (Abq 2004) | |
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Flight in Lancaster Pa, Sept 2004 | |
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Flights in Albuquerque 2004 | |
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Albuquerque 2004, A View from Above | |
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Red Rock Balloon Rally Dec 2005, sitting on a rock | |
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Red Rock Balloon Rally Dec 2005, Near Church Rock | |
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Red Rock Balloon Rally Dec 2005 What we saw looking back | |
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Albuquerque 2007, Dawn Patrol | |
 Picture by LT Swistoski | |
List of Known Tetrahedron Hot Air Balloons(Chronological Order) | |||||
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| Registration | Builder | Name | Location | Year Built | Size |
| N-? | Raven Industries (Aerostar) | - | South Dakota | 1973 | 56,000 cu ft? |
Picture courtesy of Greg Winker | |||||
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| N-? | Tracy Barnes | Solar Firefly | North Carolina | 1973 | 203,120 cu ft |
Picture courtesy of Balloon Life, Jan 1993 www.balloonlife.com | |||||
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| - | Raven Industries | Condor | Peru | 1975 | Smoke Balloon |
Balloon Flown in Peru by Julian Nott & Jim Woodman in 1975 Photograph by Larry Dale Gordon | |||||
| - | Bert Padelt | ? | Peru | 2002 | Smoke Balloon |
Balloon Flown in Peru by Julian Nott & Peter Cuneo in 2002 | |||||
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| N-3213B | Bert Padelt | ? | GA | 2002? | 37,000 |
Originally made for Tim Cole, then sold to David Harwell in GA, then to Dan Jones in GA | |||||
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| N-72KX | Keith Sproul | Wings of Wind | New Jersey | 9/2004 | 75,000 cu ft |
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| N-2536K | Steve Hunter | Tetrah | Colorado | 3/2005 | ? |
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If you know of other Tetrahedron Hot Air Balloons, please let me know