List of balloonists - Wikipedia
网页This is a list of notable balloonists: Jean-Pierre Blanchard (French) and John Jeffries (American), first flight across the English Channel, 1785. [1] Mercedes Corominas (1886–1926), first female Spanish balloonist to make a solo ascent, later famed exhibitionist in Portugal and Brazil. [2]
Steve Fossett - Wikipedia
网页James Stephen Fossett (April 22, 1944 – September 3, 2007) was an American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer. He was the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon and in a fixed-wing aircraft.
Jean Piccard - Wikipedia
网页Jean Felix Piccard (January 28, 1884 in Basel, Switzerland – January 28, 1963 in Minneapolis, Minnesota), also known as Jean Piccard, was a Swiss-born American chemist, engineer, professor and high-altitude balloonist.
The True History of the Aeronauts Who Transformed Our View …
网页2019年12月9日 · Scientists who wanted to make a solo ascent needed to shell out about 50 pounds to hire an aeronaut, balloon and enough gas for a single trip. Some of the first Europeans who ascended for ...
History Of Ballooning - National Balloon Museum
网页History Of Ballooning. On November 21, 1783 the first free flight carrying a human occurred in Paris, France in a hot air balloon made of paper and silk made by the Montgolfier brothers. The balloon carried two men, Francois Pilatrê de Rozier and Francois Laurent, Marquis of Arlanders. They stood on a circular platform attached to the bottom ...
BFA Home - Balloon Federation of America
网页The BFA is a 501c3 non-profit association dedicated to the advancement of the sport and science of lighter-than-air aviation, both hot air and gas balloons. Founded in 1961, membership in the BFA is open to anyone who shares a fascination with Lighter Than Air …
Donald Louis Piccard – Pioneer of Hot Air Ballooning
网页2020年10月7日 · The world of sport ballooning lost one of its pioneers with the death of Don Piccard on September 14, 2020. He was involved in the renaissance of hot air ballooning and a true pioneer of the sport. All of us who wonder at the sight of a hot air balloon in the sky, are in his debt.
Steve Fossett | Record-Breaking Aviator & Adventurer | Britannica
网页Steve Fossett was an American businessman and adventurer who set a number of world records, most notably in aviation and sailing. In 2002, he became the first balloonist to circumnavigate the world alone, and in 2005 he completed the first nonstop solo global flight in an airplane. Fossett grew up.
Ballooning | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica
网页Ballooning, unpowered balloon flight in competition or for recreation, a sport that became popular in the 1960s. The balloons used are of plastic, nylon, or polyethylene, and are filled with hydrogen, helium, methane, or hot air. Ballooning began in 1783 with the flight of the Montgolfier brothers’.
Balloon flight - Long-Distance, Exploration, Adventure | Britannica
网页Flying for ever greater distances has always been a goal of balloonists. The first successful aerial crossing of the English Channel occurred on January 7, 1785, in a gas balloon piloted by French balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American balloonist John Jeffries.