The Hot Air Balloons

The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying flight technology. On November 21, 1783, in Paris, France, the first manned flight was made by Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier and Francois Laurent d’Arlandes in a hot air balloon created by the Montgolfier brothers.
Modern hot air ballons, with an onboard heat source, were pioneered by Ed Yost, beginning in the 1950s. His work resulted in his first successful flight, on October 22, 1960.

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