The first hot-air balloon passengers were?
In September 1783, when the French inventors Joseph-Michael and Jacques-Ètienne sent their first “passenger capable” hot air balloon aloft, they were not in it. Although the King of France offered some prisoners as test subjects for the first experimental flight, the brothers Montgolfier declined the offer and instead attached a basket containing a sheep, duck, and rooster.
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teacherchicky
Sir sheep, sir duck and sir rooster.
Nancy Chisholm
Niko Hilje, animals that are farmed for food or byproducts like eggs, milk etc.or
Ray Anderson
sounds like a bad joke - A sheep, a duck and a rooster were flying in a hot air balloon.........
kite005
dickahern, I would have prisoners would volunteer. Maybe a chance to escape!
WomanofSubstance
Adele Baker, damn girl! They just went for a ride and 2 of them could fly anyway!!
Jeff Leonard
Not true China had people up before this!
Adele Baker
Man's cruelty to animal never stops!
Cheryl Dunn
The poor animals always get roped into this kind of thing! No one asked them if they wanted to go.
hector tubens
Figured on animals being the answer to test the balloon.
George Oliver Prince
Kind of like the first critters in space
Rob Farr
A fair history trivia question and explanation ... it makes sense that they would test it that way.
Gery Tillmanns
Makes sense.
Bradley Thomas
I'm calling PETA - HINDSIGHT IS TRUMP PECE IN 2020
dickahern
I'm surprised tha they didn't use the prisioners
Mark Sutter
Yes Daniel, that's how I got the answer right !