![First Passengers Of The Hot-Air Balloon First Passengers Of The Hot-Air Balloon](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpzdYFTJ6UhTfxtwlUd1gsdEUHDlmXAt60TJuYEL6QyQCvB0nWN6Nrg8YjthuYp6lftBcQlNcVXc3CZ7pmwLI45nYH6a4508E0qQMUAWFH6wYwlbMry8_y80lfC1gS4FByEoQWf70NVw/s1600/first-passengers-in-hot-air-baloon.jpg)
On the 19th September 1783 Pilatre De Rozier, a scientist, launched the first hot air balloon called 'Aerostat Reveillon'. A sheep, a duck and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon. The balloon stayed in the air for a grand total of 15 minutes before crashing back to the ground.