Avian Balloon Company

Building 101

Spokane Industrial Park

3808 N. Sullivan Rd

Spokane WA 99216-1607

Phone: 509-928-6847

Fax: 509-926-1368

Contact: Forey Walter

Avian Balloon Company was founded by Forey Walter in 1974. Avian claims the distinction of being the oldest balloon manufacturing company in the United States which still has its original name and management.

Avian manufactures six different models under its four FAA Type Certificates. Envelopes range from 42,000 to 160,000 cubic feet in volume. All envelopes are horizontal cut and are offered in 16, 20, 24 and 28 gore styles depending on the envelope's volume. Our standard fabric is a 1.9 oz./ sq. yd. ripstop nylon and can be finished in either a silicone or urethane coating. We also offer a extended warranty fabric called Rhino-Tough Tear as an option.

High performance burners and their simplicity in design has always been our motto. From our superior fuel flow "Ball" blast valve, to our blowout proof pilot lights, we've kept up to date in burner performance . As burner technology advances so do our burners. But where others added items to their burners, we eliminated parts and made our burners quieter. For instance our "Ball "valve design used in both our blast and pilot light valves has only two moving parts making our burners the most trouble free burners available on the market today. High performance burners have always been our trademark.

All Avian baskets are crafted from only the highest quality natural rattan and are woven vertically. The vertical weave contruction is more time consuming and expensive, but this design hasproven to be far superior than conventional horizontal designs.

The vertical weave allows the basket less resistance with the ground in drag landings and traditionally sustains less damage. The vertical weave also enables the step to become an integral part of the basket, and not an after thought which can be seen on horizontal basket designs. All baskets are trimmed in suede leather on the handrail and burner supports, while the step and bottom are covered in rawhide leather. Wood skid plates cover the outer perimeter of the basket and all inner support cables. This adds extra strength to the basket bottom and makes it almost indestructible.

A compact four display DT-34B digital instrument finishes off our balloon system. This instrument features an altimeter, variometer, envelope temperature (with ambient & delta temperature function), and flight timer (with total time and stopwatch capabilities).

COMING THIS SUMMER

Burner noise has always been a concern to pilots. We are finishing burner tests on our new quiet burner and will be introducing it this Summer.We've lowered our noise levels from above 100 decibels to as low as 90 to 95 decibels. We've done this and still kept burner performance at its present levels.

We will also be introducing our partitioned basket. It has four separate passenger compartments, with passenger steps woven into the basket at all 4 compartment locations. The pilot with fuel system has his own woven area located directly under the burner systems. This basket will be offered only with our 160 envelope.

Standard Equipment:

· 1.9 oz. double ripstop nylon

· Choice of colors and envelope design

· Pulley assisted parachute deflation system

· Stainless steel envelope cables

· High performance fully gimballed AK burners

· Ball valve design on both the blast valve and pilot lights

· Redundant burner (On all single burner systems)

· 15 gallon stainless steel fuel tanks

· Easy hand spin-on-fittings

· Fully padded suede handrail & burner supports

· Eight basket handles

· Basket step (On Turbo 8 & Magnum IX)

· Rawhide trim on lower edge of basket and on step

· Carabiner envelope basket hook up

· DT-34B four display LCD instrument

· Heavy Cordura bag with separate cable storage

Optional Equipment:

* Basket step (On Sparrow, Falcon II, & Skyhawk)

* Colored wicker

* Nomex mouth

* Rhino Tough-Tear long-life fabric

* TS plastic on skid plates

* Turning Vents

* Ultra Vent (Poptop/Parachute deflation port)

Model Sparrow Falcon II Skyhawk Turbo 8 Magnum IX Magnum IX-XL

Volume (cu. ft.) 42,000 60,000 80,000 105,000 140,000 160,000

Certified Gross Lift 700 lbs. 1,000 lbs. 1,400 lbs. 1,800 lbs. 2,500 lbs. 2,500 lbs.

FAI Category AX-5 AX-6 AX-7 AX-8 AX-9 AX-10

Wicker Basket 36" x 36" 39" x 48" 39" x 48" 47" x 60" 47" x 72" 47" x 72"

System Weight 325 lbs. 380 lbs. 480 lbs. 975 lbs. 1,000 lbs. 1,100 lbs.

15 gal. Fuel Tanks Two Two Two Four Four Four

Number of Burners One One One Two Two Two

Price $13,985.00 $16,350.00 $17,100.00 $26,375.00 $28,525.00 $30,750.00

Magnum IX Model

Avian available colors