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In 1782, the famous French scientist, mathematician and astronomer, academician Lalande, wrote: "The final proved completely impossible for man to rise or even stay in the air, to achieve this by using flapping wings as impossible, as if you want to use the hollow body.". But much of the credit modest fellow famous scientist, the Montgolfier brothers, that they are not only in practice, denied his opinion, but also proved the opposite.
June 5, 1873 hosted the first public flight of the ball over the design of which they have long labored.
Balloon Montgolfier brothers was made of paper with the laying of linen.The envelope was saturated with alum and its lower part was attached a wicker basket.The height of the ball was 15 meters, volume - 2200 cubic meters and weighed over 200 kg.In the center was located slatted baskets of wire chafing dish, from which the hot air rises up and fill the shell of the world.The first flight took place without passengers.But on Nov. 21, 1783 found daredevils: Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and Francois d`Arland montgolfier flew at half an hour.
In 1906 were built the first aerial contest for the Cup, organized by the American newspaper tycoon Gordon Bennett.In 1930-1940-s new sport was very popular in the Soviet Union.
Under Moscow was organized by the village Dirizhablestroy now Dolgoprudnyy town near Moscow, where hundreds of gas started balloons and airships.Soviet pilots flew in a hidden gondola to a height of 11.12 km, the length and distance - with a stopover in Kazakhstan and Siberia.Although international competitions they have not participated, they were able to establish many world records. |
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