| 'Hot Air Balloon', three words that spur the idea of | | | | flights. In 1932, Auguste Piccard, a Swiss Scientist set |
| adventure and thrill, made a great launch in the | | | | a new altitude record by taking his manned flight to |
| history of air travel in year 1783. On 19th September | | | | the Stratosphere, reaching a height of 52,498 feet, |
| of the year, a scientist named Pilatre De Rozier gave | | | | following which many new altitude records were |
| way to the first ever balloon ride that was boarded | | | | registered. |
| by a Sheep, a duck and a rooster. This intriguing flight | | | | The two Major breakthroughs in ballooning history |
| lasted in air for around 15 minutes before crashing, | | | | were The Atlantic Challenge and The Pacific |
| and after this there was no looking back. After 2 | | | | Challenge, where both these water expanses were |
| months the Montgolfier brothers from France took | | | | breached by some gallant ballooners. The Double |
| off on the first manned flight that flew for about 20 | | | | Eagle II became the first balloon to cross the Atlantic |
| minutes after being launched from the centre of | | | | Ocean. This helium filled model carried 3 passengers |
| Paris, and that was the birth of an adventure called | | | | and flew for 137 hours over the ocean. Three years |
| hot air ballooning. | | | | later, in 1981 the Double Eagle V was launched from |
| The history was again written in Golden words when | | | | Japan, and it landed 84 hours later in California's |
| Jean Pierre Blanchard, a French balloonist flew over | | | | Mendocino National Forest. All the records were |
| the English Channel in the year 1785. This first | | | | infringed when in 1999 Bertrand Piccard and Brian |
| attempt to long distance hot air ballooning marked a | | | | Jones completed first ever 'around the world' hot air |
| big print on the Ballooning account. Again in 1793, the | | | | balloon flight. |
| balloonist flew the first balloon flights in North | | | | Starting with an open flame balloon and moving on to |
| America in the honored presence of the then | | | | gas and helium balloons, air balloons have been |
| president of America, George Washington. | | | | through many stages of their being, and they have |
| Since then, air ballooning ride has been at the hearts | | | | climbed up the ladders of popularity and admiration in |
| of millions, who wish to drift above the world in no | | | | the hearts of many adventure lovers. Air balloon |
| hurry, and savor the beauty of the world down | | | | flights have made their presence all over the world, |
| under. Flights are not only popular amongst balloonists | | | | including countries like India, Australia, etc, where |
| or scientist, but they are also famous with travelers | | | | many professional ballooning companies have their |
| and the adventurous souls who have the desire to | | | | expert pilots taking many onboard passengers to a |
| take a bird's eye view of the natural and the man | | | | wonderful and enchanting experience. So, those in |
| made marvels. After Jean Pierre Blanchard, many | | | | love with the fascinating idea of flying above the |
| scientists and balloonist made and broke records in | | | | world must take a adventure balloon ride. |
| ballooning that defied all bounds in manned aerial | | | | |