Model of Montgolfier balloon.
Image number: 10219021
The two brothers Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier gave their first public demonstration of a model hot air balloon in Annonay, France. About 36 feet in diameter, and made of linen and paper, it rose to a height of 6,000 feet and floated for ten minutes, travelling a distance of over one mile. That year, the Montgolfiers built a balloon that carried the first living passengers aloft, and in November a balloon that carried the first human passengers.
- Image number:
- 10219021
- Credit:
- Science Museum/Science & Society Picture Library
- Date taken:
- 20 October 2003 12:14
- Image rights:
- Science Museum
