P.O. Box 3672
Ann Arbor, MI 48106
Phone: (313) 426-5525
FAX: (313) 426-5026
Internet: http://www.cameronballoons.com/
e-mail: hotline@cameronballoons.com
Contact: Andy Baird, Steve Davis, or Mike Howard
A "balloonist's balloon", Cameron is designed and built by ballooning's largest team of skilled engineers and active pilots. Cameron's two factory teams are comprised of 147 employees, 20 trained engineers, and 24 pilots with 21,000+ logged hours. With factories in Bristol, England and Ann Arbor, Michigan, Cameron is the largest balloon manufacturer in the World, building more than 400+ balloons each year: Sport Balloons, Commercial Balloons, Large Ride Balloons, Rozieres, Airships, and Special Shapes. With more than 35 years experience and 5,500+ balloons built, Cameron's breadth and depth of experience is unmatched.
Cameron invented the special shape in 1976, and has since built nearly 300 other intricate shapes, like those of the Disney and Forbes Collections. The engineering excellence and features demanded by special shapes is inherent in every Cameron built, making Cameron the choice of experienced pilots; pilots like 4 of the most recent 5 U.S. National Champions, or 11 of the past 20. Moreover, both Absolute World Records for Duration and Distance are held by pilots flying Camerons. Steve Fossett captured the world Distance record in 1995 in an off-the-shelf Cameron Roziere, and in 1997 went on to fly halfway around the planet in yet another Cameron Roziere, shattering his own record in the process.
Cameron balloons are built on a foundation of superior engineering designs-designs generated and well tested by the industry's single largest and most comprehensive factory team. Indeed, Cameron has never had an FAA Airworthiness Directive (product recall) issued against its product.
Cameron Balloons:
Greater than the sum of their parts.
Every Cameron feature is designed with a purpose in mind, and to work in unison with other features to maximize their individual benefits. For example, our flexible all-weave basket is complemented by a flexible upright system and burner frame with articulated joints on each corner. All three components work together to ensure the most forgiving and shock-absorbing system possible. Fly a Cameron and you'll experience many other synergies that serve to maximize convenience, safety, and performance.
The result? Whether you're a recreational sport pilot, serious competitor, or demanding commercial operator, Camerons offer forgiving, unrestricting, and overall superior performance.
Unparalleled Choice
From the eight gore "V" series to the smooth 24 gore "N", Cameron offers more certified envelope options than any other manufacturer. Four different burners and thirteen different standard basket models and sizes are available.
Standard Features / Unmatched Service
Why pay extra on other brands for what comes standard on each and every Cameron? Many standard features on a Cameron are extra-cost options on other brands. The standard burner on all balloons up to 100,000 cubic feet (except Concept) is the Ultra Single (pictured at right), the single burner that offers true redundancy with dual pilot lights, dual pressure gauges, dual simultaneous fuel delivery, and dual blast and whisper valves. Other Cameron features include, among others:
Legendary Hyperlast, the field-proven fabric that can extend the life of your balloon by up to 50%, maintaining zero porosity over its 500 hour warranted lifetime-or even longer.
Smart Vent, the best and most reliable reversible fast deflation parachute system on the market.
The best factory service, offering the most rapid and complete service in the industry.
Financing with as little as 10% down and terms of up to 6 years.
Standard Cameron Features
Envelope: Custom color pattern (any combination within existing seams) at no cost, Cameron's exclusive Loaded-Mouth for efficient inflations, full Nomex base panels, Hyperlast parachute, full Nomex Pressure Scoop, Kevlar or stainless steel envelope suspension cables, Kevlar deflation line, Cordura water-resistant carrying bag. Double rotation vents standard on models 140,000 cubic feet and above.
Burner and Fuel System: Two 15 gallon stainless (or three 10 gallon aluminum) tanks with padded covers. Fully gimbaled MK IV Ultra Single burner on models up to 100,000 cubic feet, (except Concept series, standard with the MK IV Single), Whisper auxiliary quiet burner, vapor or liquid pilot light, and piezzo electronic ignition. Models 105,000 cu. ft. and larger come standard with the MK IV Super Double burner. Models 250,000 cu. ft. standard with the MK IV Ultra Triple burner.
Basket: 42"x50" (42"x36" on Concept) Sport basket with shock-absorbent all-woven floor, hardwood skids, leather scuff edge, carrying handles on outside, inside hand-holds, built-in-step, padded cordura bolster and upright covers, document display case, fire extinguisher.
Instruments: Ball M55 Flight Computer.
Special features: Only Cameron offers the Smart VentÝ, the best fast deflation system on the market. Also, ballooning's only purpose-built blast valve with a proven double 'O' ring seal. Global support network of 165+ Dealers in 49+ countries. Find friends the World over with the World's most popular brand of balloon.
Model Size (cu. ft.) Price
CONCEPT Series: 12/16 gore design
C-60 60,000 $17,495
C-80 80,000 19,895
C-100 100,000 22,595
VIVA Series: 8 gore design
VIVA 56 56,000 $21,265
VIVA 65 65,000 22,260
VIVA 77 77,000 23,480
VIVA 90 90,000 25,560
"O" Series: 12 gore medium smooth design
O-56 56,000 $23,595
O-65 65,000 24,465
O-70 70,000 24,905
O-77 77,000 25,505
O-84 84,000 26,490
O-90 90,000 27,900
O-105* 105,000 29,800
"A" Series: 20 gore design
A-105* 105,000 $30,600
A-120* 120,000 33,180
A-140* 140,000 34,995
A-160* 160,000 37,100
A-180* 180,000 38,830
A-210* 210,000 41,100
A-250** 250,000 48,100
A-300** 300,000 54,100
A-315** 315,000 55,400
"N" Series: 24, 28, 32 gore smooth design
N-56 56,000 $24,700
N-65 65,000 25,400
N-70 70,000 25,950
N-77 77,000 26,600
N-90 90,000 28,800
N-105* 105,000 31,100
N-120* 120,000 33,400
N-133* 133,000 34,380
N-145* 145,000 36,075
N-160* 160,000 37,310
N-180* 180,000 38,950
N-210* 210,000 41,650
CAN-56* 77,000 $37,950
CAN-90* 90,000 41,950
N-90S 90,000 30,995
* MK IV Super Double burner standard
**MK IV Super Triple burner standard
ÝSmart Vent U.S. Patent 5,584,449. Exclusive worldwide license
to Cameron Balloons by Kavanagh Balloons, Australia.
Cameron Balloons available colors (metallic gold not shown)
