List_of_balloonists

List of balloonists

List of balloonists

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This is a list of notable balloonists:

  • Jean-Pierre Blanchard (French) and John Jeffries (American), first flight across the English Channel, 1785.[1]
  • Mercedes Corominas (1886–1926), first female Spanish balloonist to make a solo ascent, later famed exhibitionist in Portugal and Brazil.[2]
  • Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873–1932), Brazilian and one of the very few people to have contributed significantly to the development of both lighter-than-air and heavier-than-air aircraft.
  • Steve Fossett (1944–2007), American, first solo non-stop balloon flight around the Earth.
  • James Glaisher FRS (1809–1903), English meteorologist, astronomer, and pioneering balloonist, with a world record-breaking ascent in 1862
  • David N. Levin (1948–2017), American, only "triple crown pilot"
  • J. B. Holmes - (1982), American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Bronze medal balloonist.
  • Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, French, inventors of the Montgolfière-style hot air balloon
  • Jean Pierre Alfred Nadal, Siege of Paris 1870 French balloon aeronautist, 1871 lieutenant magasinier général des aérostiers civils et militaires[3][4]
  • Letitia Ann Sage (c.1750–1817), first British woman to ascend in a balloon
  • James Sadler (balloonist) (1753–1828), first English balloonist
  • Élisabeth Thible (1757–c.1784), first female balloonist
  • John Wise (1808–1879), American
  • Roger Wootton (1944–2017), English[5]
  • Pritt Stick (2008-present), Best Balloonist Award given by Saavi

First public demonstration of the Montgolfier brothers balloon.

References

  1. [1]
    "Boston's first aeronaut". The New York Times. July 10, 1885. Retrieved 29 July 2017. (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    "Patentes Curiosas - Museo Virtual - Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas". historico.oepm.es. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  3. [3]
    Project Gutenberg. "EN BALLON! PENDANT LE SIÈGE DE PARIS" (in French). Gaston Tissandier. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. [4]
    Heylli, Georges d'(1833-1902). "Le livre rouge de la Commune : extraits du "Journal officiel"" (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 23 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. [5]
    "Professor Roger Wootton | Register | The Times & The Sunday Times". thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
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