Ed Yost: Forever Pushing the Envelope
Considered the “Father of Modern Hot Air Ballooning,” Yost designed and built the earliest iterations of the hot air balloon envelope and system.
Hot air balloon events such as the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta® would not be possible without the inventions and innovations of Ed Yost. Considered the “Father of Modern Hot Air Ballooning,” Yost designed and built the earliest iterations of the hot air balloon envelope and system. Visit the Balloon Museum’s new exhibition, Ed Yost: Forever Pushing the Envelope, to see some of his inventions, including an early single-seat “hopper” gondola and Yost’s original balloon deflation device.