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Flight Firsts |
- 1783:
Jean Pilatre
and
Marquis d'Arlandes
were the first to fly in a hot air balloon. The balloon was
designed and built by
Joseph
and
Etienne Montgolfier
- 1783:
Jacques Charles
and
M.N.Robert
made the first hydrogen filled balloon flight
- 1785:
Jean-Pierre
Blanchard
and John
Jeffries
made first crossing of the English Channel in a balloon
- 1852:
Henri
Giffard made the first powered and controlled flight in an
airship, travelling from Paris to Trappes, a distance of 27 km
- 1924:
US Army Air
Service crews
flew Douglas World Cruiser biplanes around the world (175 days)
- 1933:
Wiley Post
flew "Winnie Mae" a Lockheed Vega around the world solo ( 8
days)
- 1986:
Dick Rutan
and
Jeana Yeager
flew "Yoyager", an experimental aircraft non stop around the
world (9 days)
- 1999:
Bertrand
Piccard
and
Brian Jones
flew "Orbiter 3", a balloon non stop around the world (19 days)
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