hot air balloon

By 20matumi
  • the first passengers

    the first passengers

    A rooster, a duck, and a sheep were the first hot air balloon passengers
  • first human to ride

    first human to ride

    The first free flight carring a human occured in Paris, France. It was in a hot air balloon made of paper and silk made by the montgolifier brothers.
  • First gas flight

    First gas flight

    The first flight they used gas to lift the hot air balloon into the air.
  • Hindenberg Airship

    Hindenberg Airship

    Hindenberg Airship burns to flames.

  • Modern balloon

    First modern hot air balloon was made.

  • sport ballooning

    Sport ballooning had grown enough so that the first U.S.Natinal hot air balloon Championship event was held in kalamazoo,michigan.
  • preliminaries

    preliminaries

    The preliminaries for the Natinals were held in Indianola,Iowa with the final event at the state fair grounds in Des Moines,Iowa.

  • Natinal Championships

    The Natinal championship event moved to Indianola,Iowa where it remaind for 18 years.