On December 14, 1782, the Montgolfier brothers—Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne—set out on their first serious flight test of the lighter-than-air conveyance they had developed while researching and ...

1783: The Montgolfier brothers, Joseph and Jacques, stage a public demonstration of the first hot-air balloon capable of carrying passengers. Unmanned hot-air balloons date back at least 1,900 years, ...

On this day in aviation history, 242 years ago (November 21, 1783), the first documented free-flight of humans took place. French aviation pioneers, the Montgolfier brothers - Joseph-Michel and ...

Long before the Wright brothers took to the skies at Kitty Hawk, humans had already tasted flight. The story begins not with engines or propellers, but with fabric, hot air, and two French brothers ...

Students at Pine Street Elementary in Wayland learned about the history of hot air balloons when Woody Watson, a balloon pilot and a real estate agent for RE/MAX, visited their school. After the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Engraved print on paper of the ...

Humans always wanted to fly. The first examples may have been the assembly of huge feathered wings. CHENNAI: Humans always wanted to fly. The first examples may have been the assembly of huge ...

The Montgolfier Brothers‘ debut album Seventeen Stars became the first album release on Alan McGee’s new Poptones label following his departure from Creation. Three years on and Mark Tranmer and Roger ...