ECOMAGIC
The world’s most fuel efficient hot air balloons
ULTRAMAGIC are proud to introduce a unique range of Ecomagic balloons made with a specially developed insulation fabric aerofabrix®. This fabric is available exclusively in hot air balloons designed and manufactured by Ultramagic.
Ecomagic balloons have a lightweight insulation layer of aerofabrix® fabric inside in addition to special silver fabric on the outside.
The special insulation allows:
- 70% less fuel than an standard hot air balloon.
- Full 1.5m height Nomex base.
- Fly in much lower internal temperatures.
- Float for minutes without a single use of the burner.
- Fly long distances even in small-size balloons.
- Fly an extra passenger for each envelope size.
Ecomagic History
After two years of investigations and development on September 25th 2007 the first Ultramagic Ecomagic balloon was launched. This balloon EC-KMM has a volume of 56,000 ft³ (1600 ft³). The aim was to verify performance and insulation effects as well as operation characteristics of this balloon made with aerofabrix insulation fabric. Tests then continued for about 100 flight hours with different flight profiles varying weather conditions and durations to gain valuable data and experience. In the very first minutes of the very first flight it became obvious that the Ecomagic balloon was very special. The efficiency of the design was already being revealed. Periods of over one minute were experienced in low level flight without burning. The silence was more reminiscent of a gas balloon than that of a hot air balloon.