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Hot air balloons are the oldest successful human-carrying flight technology, with two key parts - an envelope or bag and a gondola or basket. They require a source of heat, as heated air inside the envelope makes the balloon buoyant and able to rise to extreme altitudes. The Montgolfier brothers, Jacques-Etienne and Joseph-Michel, are credited with developing the first hot air balloon in the late 1700s in France. Their early demonstrations included launching a balloon filled with smoke and later carrying animals aloft. Balloons went on to be used for military observation during conflicts like the American Civil War.
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- 1. By Ms. Foran Mr. Taylor’s Technology Class ACE April 24, 1981
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- 3. Parts of a hot air balloon
- 4. As early as 200 A.D., the Chinese used small hot air balloons to pass visual signals between military units. Two French brothers, Jacques-Etienne, aged 38, and Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, aged 43, developed the first hot air balloon. They were papermakers who were born in Annonay, France.
- 5. In June, 1783, the Montgolfier brothers launched their hot air balloon. It was a paper lined linen balloon, filled with hot smoke from a straw fire. It rose 6,000 feet. This balloon did not carry any passengers. In Sept, 1783, King Louis XVI witnessed the first balloon with passengers – a duck, a rooster and a sheep.
- 6. The Montgolfier brothers noticed that wood chips float over a fire and they realized that heated air collected inside a lightweight paper or fabric bag would cause the bag to rise. This led to their experimentation of capturing heated air in a balloon
- 7. Balloons were used during wartime for military observation during the Civil War. They were also used to carry mail out of Paris, over German lines during the Franco-Prussian War.
- 8. Today, balloons are mainly used for recreation http:///watch?v=nZ8erqqm3Cs&feature=related www.youtube.com
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