History of the Invention of Hot Air Balloons, the First Passengers Were Not Humans -Air balloonis one of the most visited tourist destinations.
Riding a hot air balloon provides an extraordinary experience, because you can enjoy the view of the sky and the land below.
One of the famous hot air balloon tours is atCappadocia, Türkiye.
In Cappadocia, almost every morning hot air balloons will be flown for tourists.
Hot air balloons are colorful and have various patterns making the valleys in Cappadocia look beautiful.
Apart from Cappadocia, Türkiye, it turns out there is hot air balloon tourism in Indonesia, friends.
Hot air balloon tourism in Indonesia is at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah Jakarta, Ciwidey Bandung, and Mount Bromo Pasuruan.
Popular as a vehicle for tourism, how were hot air balloons originally discovered? Come on, let’s find out interesting facts about the origins of hot air balloons.
The Invention of the Hot Air Balloon
The hot air balloon was invented in 1783 by Joseph Montgolfier and Stephen Montgolfier, these two brothers came from a small town in Southern France.
The story of the discovery of the hot air balloon began one summer day, when Joseph and Stephen Montgolfier were looking up at the clouds above the sky.
Stephen Montgolfier also said that if clouds could be caught and put into a paper bag, the paper bag would float and could carry a load.
Then, the two brothers tried to make a giant bag filled with ‘clouds’.
The ‘clouds’ that are made are from hot steam, which is formed from the cloud formation process.
Then they made a paper bag and filled it with heated air and smoke.
They made several experimental balloons. Finally, in June 1783, the brothers succeeded in making a hot air balloon.
They also flew balloons in public to introduce their creation.
The first hot air balloon was a blue paper balloon, with a hole at the bottom and a basket in the middle of the hole and dry branches and straw burned inside.
The balloon got bigger, then the rope was released and then it floated into the sky. All the spectators were delighted to see him and they clapped and cheered in admiration.
The next hot air balloon flight took place in Paris in the winter of September 1783.
In this hot air balloon flight, the balloon was loaded with a chicken, duck and sheep.
After the balloon flew for some time and then landed on the ground, all the spectators were stunned.
The audience was amazed because the chickens, ducks and sheep carried by the hot air balloon were still alive.
This refutes the notion that the air layer in the sky is dangerous for living things.
Due to this success, Joseph Montgolfier and Stephen Montgolfier were invited to Versailles by King Louis XVI to introduce their hot air balloon flights.
That is the early history of the invention of hot air balloons. It turns out that the initial passengers in hot air balloons were not humans, but chickens, ducks and sheep.
Hot air balloons have also experienced technological improvements from time to time until now.
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