Industry Aerospace Website www.piccard.info Founder Don Piccard | Products Hot air balloons Headquarters United States of America Type of business Privately held company | |
Piccard Balloons, along with Raven Industries (founded by Ed Yost), SEMCO, and The Balloon Works (now Firefly Balloons), was among the first manufacturers of hot air balloons. Don Piccard, descended from a long line of aeronauts, built and sold some of the first modern hot air balloons, beginning in the mid-1960s. Piccard Balloons contributed much to the sport of Hot air ballooning, through innovative design and construction.
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