Balloon Museum Celebrates High-Flying Pioneers
Model of the first flyers’ (animals) aircraft at AAAIBM. (Credit: Balloon Journal) Who were the first test pilots in aviation? A sheep, a duck, and a rooster. On September 19, 1783, the animals took off in a balloon built by the Montgolfier brothers. The aircraft floated to 1,700 feet and, after an eight-minute journey, landed […]
