1On June 4th, 783, the Montgomerie brothers gave a public performance in Annone Square, Lyon. Raise a simulated balloon with a perimeter of 1 10 feet. Balloons are made of paper cloth with buttons at the seams. The two brothers lit a fire under the balloon with straw and wood, and the balloon rose slowly and flew 1.5 miles. The first passengers on the balloon made by the Montgomery brothers were a rooster, a goat and a duck.
On September 19 of the same year, in front of the Palace of Versailles in Paris, the Montgomerie brothers performed a hot air balloon launch performance for the king, queen, court ministers and130,000 Parisians.
In the same year, on the afternoon of165438+1October 2 1, the Montgolfeye brothers made the world's first manned air voyage in Fort Muitt, Paris. The hot air balloon flew for 25 minutes, flew over half of Paris and landed near Plaza Italia. This flight was earlier than the Wright brothers' plane 120 years.
After World War II, high technology popularized spherical skin materials and heating fuel, and hot air balloon became a mass sports event with no location restrictions and simple and convenient operation.
In 1980s, hot air balloons were introduced to China. From 65438 to 0982, Mr. Marcand Forbes, the father of Steve Forbes, the editor-in-chief of the famous American publication Forbes magazine, traveled to China by hot air balloon and motorcycle, from Yan 'an to Beijing, and realized his wish to fly to every country in the world by hot air balloon.
As a sport, hot air balloon is becoming more and more popular. It has set a record of rising by 34,668 meters. From August 1978, 1 1 to June 17, Shuang Ying III successfully crossed the Atlantic Ocean, and Shuang Ying V successfully crossed the Pacific Ocean on June 198 1.
There are more than 20,000 hot air balloons flying around the world. China has more than 100 balls, and successfully held the first and second Beijing International Hot Air Balloon Invitational Tournament, Taishan International Hot Air Balloon Invitational Tournament and the 99' National Hot Air Balloon Championship.