Father Of Hot-Air Balloon Ed Yost Dies At 87
Aviation pioneer Paul "Ed" Yost, inventor of the hot-air balloon, died Monday at his home in Taos, N.M., of natural causes at the age of 87. Yost was responsible for creating the onboard propane-burner system that made longer flights possible, and he patented other features, such as deflation...
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