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The first aerostatic flight in history was an experiment by the two brothers in 1783.
At long last, man could leave the surface of the earth below.

The oldest form of aviation, the history of hot air balloons begins over 200 years ago when a French scientist famously sent up a balloon carrying a rather confused duck, a sheep and a cockerel.
Balloons have come a long way since and today ballooing is popular all over the world.

Click on the balloons to find out more

ballon made by Montgolfier brothers 1783 First balloon flight on the UK 1784 First balloon flight in America 1793 First long-distance balloon flight 1836 Ballooning grows as a sport 1906 Modern hot air balloning era takes off 1960 First gas balloon flight 
to the stratosphere 1931 First round the world balloon flight 1999

The first aerostatic flight in history was an experiment by the two brothers in 1783.
At long last, man could leave the surface of the earth below.

The oldest form of aviation, the history of hot air balloons begins over 200 years ago when a French scientist famously sent up a balloon carrying a rather confused duck, a sheep and a cockerel.
Balloons have come a long way since and today ballooing is popular all over the world.

Click on the balloons to find out more

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