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launched a balloon with hydrogen gas for lift.
august of 1783, Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles & Nicholas Louis Robert launched a balloon using hydrogen gas for lift and sand for ballast -
Invented
On September 19, 1783 hot air balloons were invented it was called “Aerostat Reveillon ”. it was invented by, Stephen Montgolfier -
When it became popular
The birth of hot air ballooning began on November 21st Made by the Montgolfier brothers. and this hot air balloon stayed in the air so about 20 minutes it was made of paper and silk made. -
first to fly across the English channel
Next about 2 years later French balloonist and his American co pilot were the first to fly across the English channel. John Jeffries and Jean- Pierre Blanchard -
High- altitude balloon flight
In the 19th century there became high-altitude balloon flights -
long distance balloon flight
In 1836 there was the first long-distance balloon flight it was flown by UK balloon enthusiast Charles Green he flew 500 miles from London to Weilburg in Germany in 18 hours -
using a propane burner and nylon fabrics
air balloons now use a controlled propane burner and nylon fabric tis was invented in 1961 by Ed Yost at Raven Industries