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Airframe materials · register of October 27, 2026

Built of fabric and wicker

A hot-air balloon: a coated nylon envelope, stainless-steel cables, and a wicker or aluminium basket under a propane burner.

176 of the model families on this list are built this way, 4,310 aircraft on the register between them; the largest is the Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 with 345, then the Aerostar International Inc RX 8 (213).

Biggest model families aircraft on the register

Balloon Works FIREFLY 7345Aerostar International Inc RX 8213Balloon Works FIREFLY 8183Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 90148Head Balloons Inc AX8116Aerostar International Inc RX-796Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 7794Aerostar International Inc RAVEN S49A89Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 889Aerostar International Inc S-6081Lindstrand Balloons 9079Cameron Balloons Z-9069
The biggest families, as a table
aircraft
Balloon Works FIREFLY 7345
Aerostar International Inc RX 8213
Balloon Works FIREFLY 8183
Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 90148
Head Balloons Inc AX8116
Aerostar International Inc RX-796
Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 7794
Aerostar International Inc RAVEN S49A89
Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 889
Aerostar International Inc S-6081
Lindstrand Balloons 9079
Cameron Balloons Z-9069

All 176 families with notes where the construction changed

345Balloon Works FIREFLY 7
213Aerostar International Inc RX 8
183Balloon Works FIREFLY 8
148Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 90
116Head Balloons Inc AX8
96Aerostar International Inc RX-7
94Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 77
89Aerostar International Inc RAVEN S49A
89Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8
81Aerostar International Inc S-60
79Lindstrand Balloons 90
69Cameron Balloons Z-90
68Kubicek Factory S R O BB26
64Aerostar International Inc RXS-8
64Aerostar International Inc S53
64Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 105
64Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 7
63Aerostar International Inc S-57
59Adams Balloon A55
58Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB30
58Head Balloons AX8
57Raven S55
56Head Balloons Inc AX7
53Lindstrand Balloons 77
49Cameron Balloons Us V-77
48Cameron Balloons Us Z-105
48National Ballooning Ltd 858
47Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB26
47Cameron Balloons Us Z-77
43Cameron Balloons Us Z-90
41Cameron Balloons Us C-80
38Aerostar International Inc RAVEN S57-A
35Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 60
35Lindstrand Balloons 105
32Raven S-60
31Cameron Balloons Us A-105
31Cameron Balloons Us V-90
29Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 120
28Cameron Balloons Us N-90
27Cameron Balloons Us N-105
27Raven Industries Inc. RALLY RX7
26Cameron Balloons Us O-90
25Cameron Balloons Us O-84
25Head Balloons Inc AX9
22Firefly Balloons 2010 Inc FIREFLY 8
21Cameron Balloons Us A-120
20Avian Balloon SKYHAWK
20Cameron Balloons Us A-250
20Cameron Balloons Us A-275
20Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX8
19Cameron Balloons Us A-210
19Eagle Balloons Corp C-7
19Lindstrand Balloons 60
18Balloon Works FIREFLY 6
18Ultramagic Sa N-300
17Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 69
16Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB34
16Cameron Balloons Us A-140
16Cameron Balloons Us ZL-70
15Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB22
15Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB60
15Cameron Balloons Us ZL-65
15Cameron Balloons Z-70
15Galaxy Balloons Inc GALAXY 7
15Lindstrand Balloons 69
14Adams Balloons Llc A-B
14Aerostar International Inc S-49
14Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX
14Cameron Balloons Us N-77
14Cameron Balloons Us O-77
13Aerostar International Inc S-55
13Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB70
13Cameron Balloons A-315
13Cameron Balloons U S A-315
13Cameron Balloons Us A-180
13Cameron Balloons Us C-100
13Kubicek Factory S R O BB34
13Ultramagic S A N-250
12Adams Balloons Llc A55
12Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 65
12Cameron Balloons Us 0
12Kubicek Factory S R O BB30
12Piccard AX-6
12Raven S-50
12Kubicek Factory S R O BB22
11Adams Balloon A50
11Avian Balloon FALCON II
11Balloon Works FIREFLY 9
11Cameron Balloons O-65
11Cameron Balloons Us O-105
11Cameron Balloons V-56
10Adams Balloons Llc A60
10Aerostar International Inc RAVEN S-55A
10Aerostar International Inc RAVEN S52A
10Aerostar International Inc S-66
10Andrew Philip Richardson Dba A-B
10Cameron Balloons Us A-160
10Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 9
10Kubicek Factory S R O BB18
10Lindstrand Balloons 56
10Raven Industries Inc. RX6
10Thunder Balloons Limited AX7
9Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB20
9Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB51
9Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB85
9Billy Billy Balloons BB-39
9Cameron Balloons O-77
9Cameron Balloons Us A-225
9Kubicek Factory S R O BB20
9Lindstrand Balloons 120
9Ultramagic Sa N-210
8Aerostar International Inc S-51
8Aerostar International Inc S-71
8American Blimp Corp A-60 · An airship: a fabric envelope filled with helium, with a gondola slung beneath.
8Andrew Philip Richardson Dba A55
8Cameron Balloons Z-120
8Cameron Balloons ZL-60
8Lindstrand Balloons 35
7Aerostar International Inc S-77
7Andrew Philip Richardson Dba A-60
7Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 160
7Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 56
7Balony Kubicek Spol S R O BB78
7Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB37
7Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB40
7Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB45
7Cameron Balloons Us A-400
7Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer COLT 69
7Ultramagic M-105
7Ultramagic M-90
7Ultramagic Sa T210
6Adams Balloon A B
6Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 260
6Cameron Balloons N-105
6Cameron Balloons Us N-65
6Fantasy Sky Promotions FANTASY EIGHT-90
6Kubicek Factory S R O BB78
6National Ballooning Ltd 755
6Raven Industries Inc. S-66
6Ultramagic S A N-300
6Ultramagic Sa M-56
5American Blimp Corp A-1 · An airship: a fabric envelope filled with helium, with a gondola slung beneath.
5Andrew Philip Richardson SOLO SYSTEM ACE
5Balloon Works FIREFLY 5
5Balony Kubicek Spol S R O BB22
5Balony Kubicek Spol S R O BB26
5Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB100
5Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB17
5Billy Billy Balloons BB-SS1
5Cameron Balloons 0
5Cameron Balloons N-77
5Cameron Balloons O-84
5Cameron Balloons U S A-300
5Cameron Balloons U S N 120
5Cameron Balloons Us C-60
5Cameron Balloons Us M-34
5Cameron Balloons Us O-120
5Cameron Balloons Us O-65
5Cameron Balloons Us V-65
5Cameron Balloons ZL-77
5Cameron Balloons ZL-84
5Colt Balloons Ltd 105
5Firefly Balloons 2010 Inc FIREFLY 7
5Firefly Balloons 2010 Inc FIREFLY 9
5Firefly Balloons Inc GALAXY 8
5Galaxy Balloons Inc GALAXY 8
5Kubicek Factory S R O BB92
5Lindstrand Balloons 31
5Raven S-40
5Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer COLT 77
5Thunder & Colt Balloons AX8
5Ultramagic M-77
5Ultramagic N-180
5Ultramagic S A Z-90
5Ultramagic Sa M-130
5Ultramagic Sa M-60

Connections how this material links to the rest of the register

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The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/material/balloon.json.

The FAA's register does not record construction; this list is written by hand from the makers' descriptions and the type certificate data sheets, which remain the authority for any one model. Connections as data: /graph/material/balloon.json.