Abathandi beDisney, vuyani: kukho umntu odale uhlobo lobomi bokwenyani bendlu yeebhaluni kwifilimu ethandwayo Phezulu , kwaye ibhabha ngaphaya kweOstreliya. Umboniso uye wabetha ezinye izinto ezinkulu kwimidiya yoluntu, apho ababukeli bethumela imifanekiso yendalo enemibala, eyenziwe ngumoya oshushu oshushu uSimon Askey esebenzisa iibhaluni ezingama-600 ezinemibala yomnyama ethungelwe kulusu lwangaphandle.

Imodeli eyahlukileyo yinxalenye ye- ICanberra Balloon iyamangalisa (ICanberra imalunga neeyure ezintathu kumazantsi mpuma eSydney), iqala ngoMatshi 12 ukuya ku-20, apho ezinye iibhaluni zomoya ezishushu zibhabha phezulu. Ukulinganisa i-cubic i-cubic ye-84,000, i-Cameron TR-84 (the Phezulu igama elisemthethweni lebhaluni) ithathwa njengeincinci xa kuthelekiswa nabanye abathathi-nxaxheba kulo msitho wasentwasahlobo.

Ukuba abalandeli baphose ithuba lokubona umsebenzi omangalisayo osekwe kwifilimu yePstrong yo-Oscar ophumeleleyo, u-Askey unethemba lokuthatha ibhaluni yakhe kwihlabathi liphela-elandela ekhondweni lomdlalo bhanyabhanya uCarl Fredericksen. Njengoko umlinganiswa ophambili ebeka, iAventure ilapho, kwaye iihambo ezinokubakho zika-Askey zibandakanya ukumisa eJapan kamva kulo nyaka.

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