Now that you know that hot air balloons are a type of transportation, let's dig in more.
Did you know that the first people to fly were not the Wright brothers of the airplane history?
That's right! The first people who fly did so on the hot air balloon!
It was invented on September 19, 1783 and was known back then with the name "Aerostat Rebellion".
The inventor of the hot air balloon, Pilatre De Rozier rode the balloon along with his passenger, a sheep, a duck and a rooster.
The story was, Aerostat Rebellion flew for fifteen minutes before it crashes.
Next attempts of flying were done with the basket tied to the ground.
Two months later, on 21st November of the same year, two men attempted to fly again. They were the French brothers Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier and they flew in Paris for 20 minutes.
These two stories were the birth of human aviation.
Two years later, a French balloonist (don't ask) and an American co-pilot, Jean Pierre Blanchard and John Jefferies become the first people to fly across the English Channel.
Histories were made. Hot air balloons were used for transportation and entertainment of people.
To maneuver and develop the hot air balloon, scientists had to master the concept of burners and how lift occurs when hot air rises in cooler air. They also need to master the law of gravity and how wind direction would affect predictable flight.
The safety of hot air balloons was developed later. Many fail attempts had occurred, even taking the life of its inventor, Pilates De Rozier during his attempts to flew across the English Channel. His balloon exploded after 30mins it was launched.
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