Maritime & Aviation
Hot-air balloon
A hot-air balloon rises because heated air inside its envelope is less dense than the surrounding air. Early flights by the Montgolfier brothers established a practical route to human flight before powered aircraft.
About this artifact
A hot-air balloon rises because heated air inside its envelope is less dense than the surrounding air. Early flights by the Montgolfier brothers established a practical route to human flight before powered aircraft.
Sources & image credits
Museum model of the Montgolfier balloon at the Science Museum, London; not the original 1783 balloon.
Image: Montgolfier Balloon.JPG
Creator: Mike Young at English Wikipedia
License: Public domain
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