1793 - America takes off

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George Washington was present to see the first successful manned balloon flight in North America, piloted by Jean Pierre Blanchard.

the first successful manned balloon flight in North America, piloted by Jean Pierre Blanchard.

1783 - Birth of Flight

1784 - English Aeronaut

1785 - Conquering the Channel

1793 - America Takes Off

1800 - Death of the Hot Air Balloon

1812 - The Irish Question

1898 - Balloons to Airplanes

1931 - A Stratospheric Achievement

1935 - Highest Men in the World

1960 - Balloons and Parachutes

1960s - Renaissance of Hot Air

1978 - Transatlantic Challenge

1981 - Transpacific Challenge

1987 - Richard Branson

1999 - The Last Frontier

2005 - Altitude Record Broken Again