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Early Air Travel
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hot air balloon | a balloon filled with hot air, used for flying |
| aeronaut | person who travels in an airship or balloon |
| parachute | device used to slow the descent of a person or object through the air |
| hydrogen | colorless, odorless, highly-flammable gas used in some balloons |
| helium | colorless, odorless, inert (non-flammable) gas commonly used in balloons and airships |
| airship | lighter-than-air aircraft that can be steered and propelled through the air |
| lighter-than-air | refers to vehicles that are buoyant in air, usually because they are filled with a gas lighter than air |
| altitude sickness | condition caused by being at high altitude, where the amount of oxygen is insufficient |