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Shi Xiong is certain that this hot air balloon launch is definitely the first time humans fly into the sky in this historical time and space!

In other words, Shi Xiong himself and the Kuaima around him are the first two people in human history to truly fly into the sky.

This is the first in history! It is false to say that you are not excited.

What can coexist with excitement is a greater sense of fear! Well, this is vividly reflected in the Kuaima around him.

Shi Xiong does not have any fear of heights, and he has no fear of heights in his previous and present lives. But even if he stood in such a wobbly hanging basket, seeing the earth quickly move further and further away from him, his body would inevitably show an uncontrollable sense of fear.

This kind of fear has nothing to do with whether you have a fear of heights, it is purely a human instinctive reaction.

But Kuai Ma around him was miserable.

This guy was able to pretend to be calm at first, but when the hanging basket was more than 20 meters above the ground, the guy had stopped shaking the hand-cranked hair dryer, and Shixiong could clearly see his half made of cotton cloth. The sleeves were completely saturated with sweat at this time.

This is naturally not exhausted, nor is it exposed to the sun, it is purely the result of the large secretion of sweat caused by fear.

Shi Xiong tilted his head and looked at Kuai Ma beside him, and couldn't help feeling amused.

At this time, Kuai Ma had completely lost the calm look he had before. He was standing in the gondola with sweat and sweat. If it hadn't been for his hands to firmly grasp the guardrail, it is estimated that he would have been unable to stand at this time.

The head of the first regiment of the Explosive Bear Brigade, once invincible and invincible, has completely turned into a quail.

Although Shi Xiong also reacted a little instinctively, he was not worried. The main reason is that Shixiong is very confident in the hot air balloon he made by himself.

The hot air balloon made by the Monte Gorfi brothers in historical time and space is not only not as big as the hot air balloon made by ourselves, but also the materials used are far less than those of our own hot air balloon.

The hot air balloons made by the Montgolfier brothers with paper-pasted cotton can take them to the sky successfully, so the hot air balloons made by themselves are even more okay.

After all, my own hot air balloon was painted with tung oil. The cotton cloth brushed with tung oil not only greatly reduces the air permeability, but the stone bear also adds more than ten stiffeners on the outside of the balloon balloon, which further ensures the safety of the balloon.

As for the hard bell mouth made of bamboo, it can prevent the hot air from the stove from igniting the cotton cloth brushed with tung oil.

In general, the hot air balloon made by Stone Bear, even if it is not comparable to the modern hot air balloons of later generations, is definitely far beyond the hot air balloon made by the Monte Gulfi brothers.

Moreover, the volume of the balloon of this hot air balloon is larger, and Shixiong calculated roughly, the balloon volume of this hot air balloon can reach almost two thousand cubic meters.

To know that the ax-7 class hot air balloon of later generations has a balloon volume of 2176 cubic meters. The ax-7 class hot air balloon can have a lift-off force of up to 620 kilograms when the empty weight is 170 kilograms.

Although the weight of the hot air balloon I made has reached 500 kilograms, which is a lot more important than the ax-7 hot air balloon, a hot air balloon of this size can carry a weight of at least 500 kilograms into the air. .

The stone bear weighs more than 100 kilograms, and the weight of the stove and coal is only more than 200 kilograms. With the addition of a fast horse, the total weight is no more than 300 kilograms. In terms of the carrying capacity of this hot air balloon, it is more than enough to bear this weight.

It is precisely because of the confidence in this hot air balloon that Shi Xiong is not so afraid.

He patted Kuaima on the shoulder and scared the guy to almost jump out of the gondola.

Seeing Kuai Ma's pale face, Shi Xiong smiled bitterly: "My dear brother, you don't have to be so scared. This hot air balloon can ensure that we can't fall. Well, if you don't want to jump down by yourself. "

"I, I, I" shuddered for a long time, and could only say one "I". It could be seen that this guy was really frightened.

"Don't worry, don't be afraid, don't you still have me by your side? Don't be afraid, don't be afraid!" Shi Xiong continued softly and comforted.

"Um silly head, I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid, I, I'm not afraid," Kuaima even called out the "silly head" that hadn't been called for a long time, which shows that the child is scared and stupid now.

These words amused Shi Xiong, and his laughter sounded in mid-air.

At this time, the basket of the hot air balloon was more than 50 meters above the ground.

"Hurry up, come, take a few deep breaths, then look up into the distance, don't stare under your feet, you will feel better."

Kuaima started to adjust slowly according to what Shixiong said, and it didn't take long before his situation got better, and his attention was quickly completely attracted by the magnificent scenery in the distance.

Don't say it's fast, even Shixiong himself is shocked by the scenery in front of him.

Stone bears have never made a hot air balloon in the past and present lives, so naturally they have never experienced this wonderful feeling of being in close contact with the sky. Although he made a lot of airplanes in his previous life, how can airplanes be compared with hot air balloons?

It's like comparing driving and riding a motorcycle. Although it is dangerous to drive a motorcycle, there are still many people who enjoy it, in fact, to feel the kind of rapid stimulation without any barriers.

The same goes for flying in a hot air balloon. Even if you fly higher, there is still cabin protection outside after all. And riding a hot air balloon, even if you only rise to a height of 500 meters, the feeling and excitement of being in close contact with the high altitude in a comprehensive and without any barriers is definitely not comparable to flying by plane.

Although Kuaima no longer shakes the hand-cranked hair dryer, there is enough hot air in the balloon at this time, so pulling the gondola quickly rises to a height of almost 500 meters.

Then at this height ~www.readwn.com~ the entire hot air balloon is pulled by the rope that is fixed on one end to the hanging basket and the other end is fixed on the root of the big tree.

At this height, the wind is a lot stronger and cooler. Of course, the more beautiful is the magnificent scenery around.

I have to say that the ecological environment of the North American continent in this era is really great.

Stone bears have never seen such beautiful and dense vegetation in two lifetimes combined. In this era, the Americans have not yet moved west, and the vegetation in the Appalachian Mountains has not been destructively felled. Therefore, looking around from an altitude of 500 meters, there are lush forests everywhere.

Several crystal clear rivers shuttle through the dense forests, and from time to time, a small section will be exposed, like gems dotted in the forests.

And farther away, there are endless mountains, and you can't see the edge at a glance.

At an altitude of 500 meters without any obstructions, the two people standing in the hanging basket were shocked by the magnificent scenery in front of them.

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