Were hot air balloons ever used as a cargo transportation solution?

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Ever? Maybe. But it’s a very problematic way to carry something from place to place. if you really mean an un-powered and un-tethered hot air balloon, as those are dependent on the wind for which direction they go, and they tend not to have much capacity, etc. That can be solved for short distances by tethering a balloon to the ground between desired landing points. Tethered hot air balloons are used sometimes to transport things UP, such as when assembling a tall tower construction. However a powered balloon (a blimp or zeppelin), yes. Actually, searching around, I did find at least one modern company claiming to do it, unless it’s a joke: https://www.magimpact.com/demo/vanguard/hot-air-balloon-transport-company/worldwide/ They guarantee they drop your package within 100 meters of your desired target.

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