{"id":80852,"date":"2026-09-19T19:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T23:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=80852"},"modified":"2026-09-19T19:21:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T23:21:51","slug":"the-bizarre-story-of-the-sheep-duck-and-rooster-that-made-aviation-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/09\/19\/the-bizarre-story-of-the-sheep-duck-and-rooster-that-made-aviation-history\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bizarre Story of the Sheep, Duck, and Rooster That Made Aviation History"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On this date in 1783, brothers Joseph-Michel and Jacques-\u00c9tienne Montgolfier made history with the first hot-air balloon flight carrying passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their passengers? A sheep, a duck, and a rooster. \"\ud83d\udc11\"\"\ud83e\udd86\"\"\ud83d\udc13\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The balloon climbed roughly 1,500 feet, traveled about 2 miles, and remained airborne for around 8 minutes before landing safely. The flight demonstrated that living beings could survive in the air above the treetops \u2014 an important step toward human flight and the beginning of a new era in aviation.<\/p>\n\n\n

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More than 240 years later, ballooning still carries that same sense of wonder and whimsy. \"\ud83c\udf88\"Looking back at the balloons that filled the skies over #SNF26<\/a>\"\ud83c\udf05\"\"\ud83c\udf88\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the magic up close at #SNF27<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udcc6\" SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo – April 6-11, 2027<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udccd\" Lakeland, FL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f\"#SNF27<\/a> Tickets – https:\/\/loom.ly\/VVqOxBw<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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