I have kept the clearest remembrance of the delightful sensations I experienced in ... my first trial in the air. I arrived early at the Parc d'Aerostation of Vaugirard so as to lose nothing of the ...

Ballooning is an ancient sport which dates back to 1784, when the hot air bag invented by the Montgolfier brothers made its first man-carrying flight from the gardens of the Tuileries in the presence ...

Germany's "sausage" balloon's appearance was mocked, but the Drachenballon (or kite balloon) was heavily deployed during WWI. It was a valuable asset for intelligence gathering and artillery spotting.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A giant balloon could forever change the way astronomers look at the stars. Technology under ...

At the height of his career, the pioneering aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont believed that flight could be a pathway to world peace, enabling people to reflect on the all-too-human world below and ...