History of the Hot Air Balloon

  • The first invention of the hot air balloon

    The first invention of the hot air balloon
    The first inventor/ sketcher was the Montgolfier brothers.
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    Hot air Balloons over time

  • The first flight in America

    The first flight in America
    The first hot air balloon flight that was in America was located in North Carolina.
  • Hot air balloons in the war

    Hot air balloons in the war
    During the first periods of wars, they would use these hot air balloons as a flight technique to over power the other team.
  • Modern Light Burners

    Modern Light Burners
    They developed new and better light burners allowing them to become more modern.
  • The first flight across the ocean.

    The first flight across the ocean.
    The first flight across the ocean traveled over 2,900 miles during this flight.
  • The highest hot air balloon flight

    The highest hot air balloon flight
    The highest hot air balloon flight was 21,290 meters
  • The longest hot air balloon flight

    The longest hot air balloon flight
    The longest hot air balloon flight was 7 hours and 32 minutes
  • The fastest hot air balloon flight

    The fastest hot air balloon flight
    The fastest hot air balloon flight was 33,000 kilometers in 11 hours.