hot air balloon

By 20matumi

  • the first passengers

    the first passengers
    A rooster, a duck, and a sheep were the first hot air balloon passengers

  • first human to ride

    first human to ride
    The first free flight carring a human occured in Paris, France. It was in a hot air balloon made of paper and silk made by the montgolifier brothers.

  • First gas flight

    First gas flight
    The first flight they used gas to lift the hot air balloon into the air.

  • Hindenberg Airship

    Hindenberg Airship
    Hindenberg Airship burns to flames.

  • Modern balloon

    First modern hot air balloon was made.

  • sport ballooning

    Sport ballooning had grown enough so that the first U.S.Natinal hot air balloon Championship event was held in kalamazoo,michigan.

  • preliminaries

    preliminaries
    The preliminaries for the Natinals were held in Indianola,Iowa with the final event at the state fair grounds in Des Moines,Iowa.

  • Natinal Championships

    The Natinal championship event moved to Indianola,Iowa where it remaind for 18 years.