Vanguard is oversized on purpose: operators running two or three flights a morning need a balloon that carries a full complement without crowding the basket rail. The quad-burner array is overkill for a light load and exactly right for a full one.
Vanguard 260
Saffron mustard and burgundy diagonal bands
The largest envelope we build — a full-basket commercial giant for high-volume ride operations.
- Commission price
- $189,000
- Capacity
- 20 passengers
- Envelope volume
- 260,000 ft³
- Burner system
- Quad
- Build lead time
- 18 weeks
- First flight
- 2017
