ROBERT & CHARLES: BALLOON.
HYDROGEN BALLOON, 1783.
CHARLI RE BALLOON.
MONTGOLFIER BALLOON.
BALLOONING, PARIS, 1783.
VICTORIA BALLOON, 1851.
GREEN'S BALLOON, 1849.
HOT AIR BALLOON.
BALLOON FESTIVAL, 1884.
BALLOON, c1783.
Professor Jacques Charles and Nicolas-Louis Robert fly the world's first manned hydrogen balloon on 1 December 1783 at the Tuilleries Gardens, Paris, France
'ERIN-GO-BRAGH' BALLOON.
PARACHUTE DESCENT, c1800.
HOT AIR BALLOON INFLATION.
BALLOON ASCENT, 1784.
BALLOON ASCENT, 1850.
GERMAN AIRSHIP, 1884.
THE GIANT BALLOON, 1863.
BALLOON COMPETITION.
'GREAT NASSAU' BALLOON.
HOT AIR BALLOON ASCENT.
Two types of hot-air balloons.
BALLOON, PARIS, 1784.
Robert brothers helping JAC Charles (1746-1823) to inflate balloon with hydrogen produced by covering barrel of iron filings with sulphuric acid.
MONTGOLFIER BALLOON, 1783.
TESTU-BRISSY'S BALLOON.
TESTU-BRISSY'S ASCENT, 1786.
HOT AIR BALLOON, 1783.
BALLOON, 1670.
Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871
Vincenzo Lunardi making his first attempt at a balloon ascent.
GODARD'S BALLOON, 1896.
Balloon 'Ville d'Orleans'
Inflating balloon with hydrogen
BALLOON, 1805.
Balloon ascent from Gare du Nord, Paris.
HOT AIR BALLOON PILOT.
The world's first manned hydrogen balloon flight over the Champs de Mars, Paris, France in 1 December 1783, piloted by Nicolas-Louis Robert and professor Jacques Charles
CAR OF DE L ME'S BALLOON.
MONTGOLFIER BALOON, 1783.
MONTGOLFIER BALLOON, 1864.
COXWELL'S BALLOON, 1864.
NAVE ADMOSPHERICA, 1783.
BALLOONING: NADAR, 1864.
FRENCH BALLOON, 1872.
HORSEBACK BALLOON RIDE.
BALLOON ASCENT, 1887.
BALLOON ASCENT.
Joseph-Michel Montgolfier.
LOWE'S BALLOON, 1859.
Francois Laurent d'Arlandes' balloon crossing Paris.
BALLOON, 1869.
ARCTIC BALLOON EXPEDITION.
INFLATION OF A BALLOON.
FRENCH MILITARY BALLOON.
GREEN'S BALLOON.
ROYAL NASSAU BALLOON, 1852.
HOT AIR BALLOON GAS TANK.
ENGLISH BALLOON, 1789.
WISE'S BALLOON, 1859.
BALLOONING, 1784.
AERIAL VOYAGE, 1870.
The 'Comte d'Artois'.
Design for a German Air-Balloon.
BALLOON, 1784.
BLANCHARD: U.S., 1793.
BALLOONING: US, 1793.
PARIS: POST-BALLOON, 1870.
BLANCHARD'S BALLOON, 1784.
HOT AIR BALLOON VALVE.
Le Flesselle Balloon
Hot air balloon completing inflation
FRANCE: BALLOONING, 1848.
Apparatus used for the preparation of the hydrogen gas, by the action of sulfuric acid on iron, when filling a balloon
The world's first hydrogen balloon, launched over the Champs de Mars, Paris, France in 1783
FELIX TOURNACHON, 1897.
OBSERVATION GONDOLA.
DOUGHTY & MOORE, 1886.
BALLOON ACCIDENT, 1850.
SPAIN: BALLOON, 1792.
Guiton de Morveau (1737-1816) French chemist, making the first flight in a dirigible (steerable) balloon, 12 June 1784
Aviation and ballooning during the 19th Century.
Aviation and ballooning during the 20th Century.
Hot air balloon burner
Hot Air Balloon
HENRI GIFFARD: BALLOON.
A balloon house in Amsterdam.
Part of a hot air balloon
SURVEILLANCE BALLOON.
BALLOON ACCIDENT.
BALLOON INFLATION, 1858.
FLYING MACHINE.
Balloonists cartoon, 1785
DUPUY DE LME AIRSHIP.
PARACHUTE, 1797
NADAR'S 'LE GEANT,' 1863.
BALLOONING: NADAR, 1863.
BALLOONING, 1785.
GIFFARD AIRSHIP, 1852.
Namibia, Kuala Wilderness Reserve, Air balloon being filled with heated air
PARIS: BALLOON, 1870.
ATLANTIC BALLOON, 1859.
BALLOON POSTCARD, 1909.
BALLOONING, 1884.
General View of Paris from a Balloon
ELECTRIC FLYING MACHINE.
BLANCHARD: ITALY, 1812.
SOLOMON ANDREWS' AIRSHIP.
LEON GAMBETTA (1838-1882).
(Salomon) August Andree (1854-1897)
(Saloman) August Andree (1854-1897)
Diagram depicting a bird-shaped flying machine.
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Manned hydrogen-filled balloon flight
Interior of a hot air balloon
Austria, Hot air balloon at Oberhofen against cloudy sky
WISE'S 'ATLANTIC' BALLOON.
WISE'S ATLANTIC BALLOON.
First manned flight in a hydrogen-filled balloon made by Jacques Charles and Nicolas-Louis Robert from the Tuileries, Paris, France, 1 December 1783
MILITARY BALLOON.
First hydrogen balloon flight, 1783
First balloon crossing of English Channel
Dutch cartoon, 1794, predicting ballooning in 1804
orange ballon on sky background, selective focus
HIGHWAY OF THE FUTURE.
HAENLEIN'S AIRSHIP.
AEROSTATIC LOCOMOTIVE 1850.
AEROSTATIC LOCOMOTIVE, 1850.
SIEGE OF PARIS, 1870.
VINCENZO LUNARDI
Vincenzo Lunardi, George Biggin, and Mrs Sage in a balloon.
Ballooning fantasy: Idea for balloon carrying a mounted horseman
toy of hot air balloon,Kapadokya,Turkey
Hot air balloon in sky,Kapadokya,Turkey
Jacques Charles with the help of the Robert Brothers filling his balloon with hydrogen.
Austria, Salzkammergut, Hot air ballon, gas flame under balloon cover
A hot-air balloon fitted with a parachute.
Balloon of Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles and Marie-Noel Robert ascending from the Tuileries Garden.
Montgolfier 'Le Globe' balloon, 1783
Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles and Marie-Noel Robert riding in the gondola of a balloon ascending from the Tuileries Garden.
BLANCHARD'S BALLOON.
HOT AIR BALLOON: ZENITH.
GREEN'S BALLOON, 1845.
August Piccard balloon ascent, 1931
BALLOON WEDDING, 1865.
August Piccard balloon ascent, 1931, illustration
BALLOON FLIGHT, 1783.
The first successful balloon flight of Jean-Pierre Francois Blanchard ( 1753 1809) on 2 March 1784, in a hydrogen gas balloon launched from the Champ de Mars, Paris, France
Plane ascending after take off
Namibia, Kuala Wilderness Reserve, People at air balloon at sunrise
U.S. ARMY BALLOON, 1907.
First manned free balloon flight
A system of vanes for attaching to balloons so that ascents and descents could be made without discarding ballast or releasing gas.
USA, California, Del Mar, Inflating an hot air balloon
Spain, Segovia, hot air balloon in the sky
First ascent of Mongolfier hot air balloon, 21 November 1783.
BALLOONING: T. LOWE, 1859.
Light mirage, 19th Century illustration