French aeronaut Bertrand Piccard hopes to showcase the potential of green technology -- the plane does not use a drop of oil.

法国热气球驾驶员Bertrand Piccard希望展现绿色科技的潜力，因为这架飞机并不耗一滴燃油。

An aeronaut named Thaddeus Lowe convinced President Abraham Lincoln of the merits of hot-air balloon reconnaissance over the First Battle of Bull Run.

在布尔朗战役的第一次战役中，一位名叫撒迪厄斯·洛的热气球驾驶员使亚伯拉罕·林肯总统相信了热气球侦察的优点。