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On This Day in 1785, Two Men Braved Death When They Flew Across the English Channel in a Balloon
On this day in 1785, a hydrogen-filled balloon was floating across the English Channel when it began to sink. In desperation, ...
Zahlen, bitte! At 18 meters and no pants: pioneer flight over English Channel
Aviation pioneer Jean-Pierre Blanchard not only crossed the English Channel flying for the first time, but also pioneered ...
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This balloon shook the entire room
WARNING: Mixtures of oxygen and hydrogen gas are explosive and extremely dangerous. This experiment was performed in a ...
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Rising To The Occasion: A Brief History Of Crewed High Altitude Balloons
Explorer II, a helium balloon, reached 22,066 meters with two Army Air Corps Captains aboard. It’s predecessor, Explorer I, was a hydrogen balloon, and despite reaching 18,475 meters ...
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Dr Jenner's balloon flight replicated 240 years on
A replica of the balloon was inflated on Monday at Berkeley Castle The county's first hydrogen balloon flight has been recreated by aviation enthusiasts on its 240th anniversary. Father of ...
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The Aviation Sector’s Trip May Land At Hydrogen-Fueled Planes
11 December 2020, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart: The hydrogen fuel cell airplane HY4 of the company ... [+] H2Fly is located in a hangar at Stuttgart airport. The plane was the first four-seater ...