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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, ...
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Panic and Fires Erupt in China as Balloons Filled with Hydrogen Cause Explosions
Multiple fires broke out during New Year's celebrations in China, sparked by hydrogen-filled balloons, causing chaos but no ...
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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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 ...
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World’s first hydrogen-powered flight to showcase future of aviation
Hydrogen has up to three times more energy per kilo than traditional aviation fuel, says Piccard, who in 1999 also completed the first non-stop circumnavigation of the globe in a balloon.