Technology Over Time: Hot Air Ballons By jufferg Sep 1, 1782 The first Experiment took place in Avignon, France. Jun 4, 1783 The first public demonstration. Sep 19, 1783 The Montgolfier brothers went to Paris and successfully transported a man and animals 2 miles. Oct 15, 1783 The Montgolfier brothers rose a hot air balloon, with a man inside, about 84 feet into the air. Nov 21, 1783 The brothers successfully transported an areonaut 5.5 miles. Jan 19, 1784 A huge hot air balloon carried seven passengers across the city named Lyons. Jan 7, 1785 Jean-Pierre Francois Blanchard and Jeffries Francois Blanchard made it across the English Channel in a hot air balloon. Jun 15, 1785 Two men died tragically in a hot air balloon. The hot air balloon caught on fire.
