Does a hot air balloon flight consume a lot of fuel?

Hot air ballooning is an eco-friendly means of transport!

Montgolfiere.be is particularly attentive to this aspect: to achieve this, we use larger volume balloons that are oversized in order to consume as little gas as possible. We are the first global operator to use a large-volume commercial double-envelope balloon designed and manufactured in cooperation with the world’s largest hot air balloon manufacturer: Ultramagic, which is also a pioneer in its field and a global leader.

We work closely with Ultramagic to innovate and find technical solutions to minimize the CO2 footprint of our activities as much as possible.

Montgolfiere.be orders its balloons in Ultralast, an ultra-resistant fabric with a double coating that is much more expensive to purchase but less porous, allowing for lower propane consumption per flight and a reduced carbon footprint.

We use high-tech burners developed by Paolo Bonanno that apply the Coandă effect in order to maximize burner efficiency and minimize propane consumption.

The Coandă effect (named after Romanian engineer Henri Coandă, born in 1886) is the tendency of a fluid jet to be attracted to and adhere to a convex surface over which it flows. The fluid follows the surface and is deflected before detaching with a trajectory different from the one it had upstream. This phenomenon can be described as a stationary bifurcation in fluid flow. In simple terms, by using the Coandă effect for combustion, gas consumption is significantly reduced.

You are asked to travel light in order, once again, to minimize gas consumption as much as possible.

We remain open to any improvements and use of technology to further reduce the environmental impact of our activities.

Our company is a partner of Carioka in order to reduce our environmental impact.