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  2. History of ballooning - Wikipedia

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    The first modern-day hot air balloon to be built in the United Kingdom (UK) was the Bristol Belle in 1967. Today, hot air balloons are used primarily for recreation, and there are some 7,500 hot air balloons operating in the United States. [51] The first tethered balloon in modern times was made in France at Chantilly Castle in 1994 by ...

  3. Hot air ballooning - Wikipedia

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    Hot air balloon event. Hot air ballooning is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying hot air balloons. Attractive aspects of ballooning include the exceptional quiet (except when the propane burners are firing), the lack of a feeling of movement, and the bird's-eye view. Since the balloon moves with the direction of the winds ...

  4. Hot air balloon - Wikipedia

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    The hot air balloon is the first successful human-carrying flight technology. The first untethered manned hot air balloon flight in the world was performed in Paris, France, by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes on November 21, 1783, [1] in a balloon created by the Montgolfier brothers. [2]

  5. List of ballooning accidents - Wikipedia

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    2023 Page hot-air balloon crash Page City Park, Arizona, USA: An Aerostar International Inc. X-8 hot air balloon crash-landed and hit a parked car after its burners failed to ignite during landing. A passenger was seriously injured when they fell out of the basket. [114] 0 1 14 January 2024: 2024 Eloy, AZ hot-air balloon crash Eloy, Arizona, USA

  6. Transatlantic flight - Wikipedia

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    The idea of transatlantic flight came about with the advent of the hot air balloon. The balloons of the period were inflated with coal gas , a moderate lifting medium compared to hydrogen or helium , but with enough lift to use the winds that would later be known as the Jet Stream .

  7. List of balloonists - Wikipedia

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    Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873–1932), Brazilian and one of the very few people to have contributed significantly to the development of both lighter-than-air and heavier-than-air aircraft. Francisque Arban (1815-1849), famous for being the first to cross the Alps by balloon in the September of 1849, and for getting lost at sea a month later. [3]

  8. Richard Crosbie - Wikipedia

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    The balloon and chariot were beautifully painted with the arms of Ireland supported by Minerva and Mercury, and with emblematic figures of the wind. Crosbie's aerial dress "consisted of a robe of oiled silk, lined with white fur, his waistcoat and breeches in one, of white satin quilted, and morocco boots, and a montero cap of leopard skin".

  9. History of military ballooning - Wikipedia

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    France 1870 Siege of Paris, Hot Air Balloon Le Washington, obverse The reverse of this token. Eugène Godard was the balloonist of the Le Washington on 12 December 1870 Balloons escaped from the Siege of Paris (1870–1871) The first successfully flown balloons were made in France by the Montgolfier brothers in 1782–1783.