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Around the World in 20 Days
FromPlane Tales
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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Feb 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier was one of two men who left the earth's surface and flew in Montgolfier's balloon for the very first time. He also designed a type of balloon that was given his name that flew using a combination of a lifting gas and hot air. More than 200 years later, his design would be used in the balloon that made the first non stop round the world flight.
A Rozièr balloon
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier in a Montgolfier balloon
De Rozièr perishes in a baloon crash over Wimereux
Don Cameron led the way in record breaking and unusual balloon design
Double Eagle II
Virgin Flyer
The successful balloon circumnavigation by Piccard and Jones
Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to those Public Domain images available, NASA, the Smithsonian,The Virgin Group, Cameron balloons and Breitling.
A Rozièr balloon
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier in a Montgolfier balloon
De Rozièr perishes in a baloon crash over Wimereux
Don Cameron led the way in record breaking and unusual balloon design
Double Eagle II
Virgin Flyer
The successful balloon circumnavigation by Piccard and Jones
Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to those Public Domain images available, NASA, the Smithsonian,The Virgin Group, Cameron balloons and Breitling.
Released:
Feb 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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