There are eight people working in the design department, and Don Cameron himself will often take an interest in much of the design work that goes on. For more details on the product range you may want to go to the Cameron Balloons section .
Every individual balloon requires unique design.
Only the design needs airworthiness certification - not each balloon Every individual balloon requires its own airworthiness certification Occasional design of new envelopes Much of the time of the design department is therefore spent on the special shape balloons. 3D computer shaping Detailed design of panels. Most of the design staff have an engineering or aeronautical engineering background, and all have to be fully conversant with using CAD packages. It will take a minimum of six months experience before a new member of staff will be able to work independently on any aspect of the design and several years before they would be able to take full responsibility for a whole design.