Hot air balloon

History of Hot Air Balloons

By keitammen

  • Henry Cavendish had the idea that items can be lifted from earth using hydrogen.

    Henry Calendish had this idea because hydrogen has a negative weight, which is lighter that air, which causes objects to float.

  • Joesph Michel Montgolfier used Henry Calvendish's idea to fill a silk bag with hot air

    Joesph Michel Montgolfier was able to make the bag rise up and fly for about 10 minutes.

  • Joesph and his brother Jacques filled put animals in a basket attached to a bag full of hot air.

    The two brothers had a duck, a rooster, and a sheep in a basket attached to a big bag filled with hot air that fleew up three kilometers adn stayed there for about eight minutes.
  • First person to ride in a hot air balloon.

    First person to ride in a hot air balloon.

    The first person to ride in a hot air balloon was Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier. The first time riding in the balloon, it was ied to the ground for safety.
  • Jean-Francios and another man flew over Paris without any saftey constraints.

    Jean-Francios and another man flew over Paris without any saftey constraints.

    They traveled a total of around 16 kilometers at 3000 feet for over 25 minutes. To keep the air hot, they had a fire buring on a grill right below the balloon that they added straw to every now and then.
  • Jacques Charles went back to the idea of using hydrogen to fill the balloon.

    Jacques Charles went back to the idea of using hydrogen to fill the balloon.

    Jacques and a man named Noel Roberts flew 27 miles using the hydrogen balloon.

  • Jean-Francios was killed trying to cross the English Channel using a hydrogen balloon.

    The balloon exploded after flying for only 30 minutes.
  • The first flight of the hot air balloon in North America

    The first flight of the hot air balloon in North America

    The first flight in America was piloted by Jean Pierre Blanchard.
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    Hot air balloons were used in the civil war

    People used hot air balloons to spy behind enemy lines.
  • The first 'modern day' hot air ballon was made

    The first 'modern day' hot air ballon was made

  • Hot air ballooning began as a sport.

    Hot air ballooning began as a sport.

    It started off in North America and England with few enthusiasts and soon spread to Australia.
  • Today there are over 5,000 hot air balloon pilots in the U.S. alone

    Today there are over 5,000 hot air balloon pilots in the U.S. alone