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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.
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.
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 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 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
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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
