46 DECEMBER 2020 WHEN? 11/21/1783 HOW LARGE? HOW LONG? HOW MANY? Brothers Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, prosperous paper manufacturers (a high-tech industry at the time), experimented with lighter- than-air devices after observing that heated air directed into a paper or fabric bag made the bag rise. After several successful tests, they decided to demonstrate their invention publicly. The Montgolfiers created a balloon made of silk and lined with paper that was 33 feet in diameter. They launched it – with nobody aboard – in Annonay, France, on June 4, 1783. The balloon rose to between 5,200 and 6,600 feet and stayed aloft for 10 minutes, traveling more than a mile. King Louis XVI didn’t want to be responsible for potential human fatalities, so he suggested that condemned criminals be the first balloon passengers since they would be executed anyway. A French scientist talked the king into using a duck, rooster and sheep as the first test subjects and the balloon launched on September 19, 1783. The balloon flew on a rope for eight minutes, rising 1500 feet into the air and traveling two miles before being brought safely to the ground. The animals were unharmed. Later that year, on November 21, 1783, the brothers made the first human-crewed untethered flight outside of Paris. – britanica.com The Superbike balloon is 144 feet long (almost the size of two basketball courts) and 98 feet high, and weighs nearly 1,300 pounds. – koat.com On July 24, 2016, 65-year-old Russian priest Fedor Konyukhov set the world record for the fastest round-the-world flight in a hot air balloon at 13 days. – explorersweb.com The largest number of hot air balloons to take off at once was 433 on July 31, 2013, in France at the Lorraine Mondial Air Balloon gathering. – baileyballoons.co.uk 1,300 LBS 13 DAYS 433 MANY? hot air balloons to take at the Lorraine Mondial Joseph-Michel Montgolfier Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier HOW The Superbike balloon is 144 feet long 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,300 DID YOU KNOW? HOT AIR BALLOONS Burgers, Dogs, Burritos! Scrumptious Fish & Chips! Best Chicken Nuggets & Tenders! Fresh Breaded Onion Rings! Children’s Menus at All Locations! Drive Thru/Take-Out is Our Specialty! Phone orders taken till 10:00pm Monday thru Saturday. 602-840-0630 20% off any order over $9.00! Offer expires 12/31/20. Valid with coupon only. Present coupon at time of purchase. May not be combined with any other offer. 1 coupon per person. Valid at all 8 locations. No cash value. Coupon cannot be reproduced. 4121 N. 44th St., Phoenix Cash only. ATM on Patio. VOTED BEST LOCAL BURGER IN THE EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE 2020 VOTED BEST SEAFOOD IN THE GLENDALE STAR 2020 BECOME AN INSIDER and get the latest news! Free e-newsletter SNAP HERE arcadianews.com/newsletters or visit

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