The Montgolfier brothers – Joseph-Michel Montgolfier and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier – were French aviation pioneers, balloonists and paper manufacturers. They invented the Montgolfière-style hot air balloon, globe aérostatique, which launched the first confirmed piloted ascent by humans in 1783. : r/wikipedia Skip to main content

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The Montgolfier brothers – Joseph-Michel Montgolfier and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier – were French aviation pioneers, balloonists and paper manufacturers. They invented the Montgolfière-style hot air balloon, globe aérostatique, which launched the first confirmed piloted ascent by humans in 1783.

r/wikipedia - The Montgolfier brothers – Joseph-Michel Montgolfier and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier – were French aviation pioneers, balloonists and paper manufacturers. They invented the Montgolfière-style hot air balloon, globe aérostatique, which launched the first confirmed piloted ascent by…
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