Timeline: Hot Air Balloons By Karissa Maillet Team Freedom | Timetoast

Jan 1, 1766

The idea that items can be lifted from earth using hydrogen came from England’s Henry Cavendish.

http://nvaloft.com/2013/02/26/who-invented-the-hot-air-balloon/
Nov 17, 1782

The idea was taken a step further by Joseph Michel Montgolfier from Annonay, France.

http://nvaloft.com/2013/02/26/who-invented-the-hot-air-balloon/
Period: Jan 1, 1783 to Jan 1, 2015

Easy to transport and store.

http://www.cloudhopper.org/FAQs.htm
Sep 6, 1783

Joseph and his brother, Jacques-Etienne invented the hot air balloon.

http://www.nationalballoonmuseum.com/Exhibits/BallooningHistory.aspx
Period: Sep 20, 1783 to Nov 17, 2015

Can be landed in relatively small areas.

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Period: Nov 17, 1783 to Nov 17, 2015

Extremely maneuverable.

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Nov 21, 1783

First free flight carrying a human occured in Paris, France.

http://www.nationalballoonmuseum.com/Exhibits/BallooningHistory.aspx
Dec 1, 1783

First gas balloon was launched by physicist Jacques Alexander Charles and Nicholas Louis Robert. The flight lasted 2½ hours and covered a distance of 25 miles.

http://www.nationalballoonmuseum.com/Exhibits/BallooningHistory.aspx
Jan 9, 1793

The first manned flight of a balloon in America occurred in a hydrogen gas balloon.

http://www.nationalballoonmuseum.com/Exhibits/BallooningHistory.aspx
Oct 22, 1960

Modern hot-air ballooning was born.

http://www.nationalballoonmuseum.com/Exhibits/BallooningHistory.aspx
Jan 1, 2015

During a flight, each passenger will burn approximately 391 calories.

http://www.virgin.com/news/the-amazing-health-benefits-of-hot-air-ballooning
Aug 16, 2015

Are fairly difficult to inflate in wind.

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