The invention of the hot-air balloon

The Montgolfier brothers, French industrialists, invented the hot-air balloon.

The first flight took place in Versailles in 1783, and the French were finally able to make their dreams come true: to fly!

At the time, the aerostat had an ovoid shape.

Today's hot-air balloons are made up of three main components: theenvelope, the burner connected to the fuel tanks (propane in liquid phase) and the nacelle.