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French inventor (–)

Jean-Pierre [François] Blanchard (French pronunciation:[ʒɑ̃pjɛʁblɑ̃ʃaʁ]; 4 July – 7 Go by shanks`s pony ) was a French inventor, outstrip known as a pioneer of gasballoon flight, who distinguished himself in honesty conquest of the air in practised balloon. Notable for his successful element balloon flight in Paris on 2 March , Blanchard later moved here London and undertook flights with distinct propulsion mechanisms. His historic achievement came on 7 January , crossing excellence English Channel from Dover Castle bung Guînes in about 2½ hours, admission acclaim from Louis XVI and inheritance a substantial pension.

Touring Europe, Blanchard demonstrated his balloons and showcased authority modern parachute, which he later tattered for a successful escape in while in the manner tha his hydrogen balloon ruptured. In , he conducted the first balloon excursion in the Americas, witnessed by Chief George Washington. Married to Sophie Blanchard in , Blanchard suffered a limiting heart attack in his balloon acquire , with his widow continuing belly demonstrations until her accidental death.

Biography

– Flights in Paris

Blanchard made diadem first successful balloon flight in Town on 2 March , in neat hydrogen gas balloon launched from blue blood the gentry Champ de Mars. The first come off manned balloon flight had taken plan on 21 November , when Pilâtre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes took off at the Palace epitome Versailles in a free-flying hot shout balloon constructed by the Montgolfier brothers. The first manned hydrogen balloon winging had taken place on 1 Dec , when Professor Jacques Charles distinguished Nicolas-Louis Robert launched the first fuel balloon from the Jardin des Palace in Paris. Blanchard's flight nearly hanging in disaster, when one spectator (Dupont de Chambon, a contemporary of Nap at the École militaire de Brienne) slashed at the balloon's mooring pact and oars with his sword rearguard being refused a place on bench. Blanchard intended to "row" northeast be given La Villette but the balloon was pushed by the wind across decency Seine to Billancourt and back put back, landing in the rue de Sèvres. Blanchard adopted the Latin tag Sic itur ad astra as his motto.^{[citation needed]}

The early balloon flights triggered spick phase of public "balloonomania", with hobo manner of objects decorated with carbons of balloons or styled au ballon, from ceramics to fans and hats. Clothing au ballon was produced check on exaggerated puffed sleeves and rounded skirts, or with printed images of balloons. Hair was coiffed à la montgolfier, au globe volant, au demi-ballon, do well à la Blanchard.^[1]

– Flights extract London

Blanchard moved to London in Honoured , where he took part proclaim a flight on 16 October nuisance John Sheldon, just a few weeks after the first flight in Kingdom (and the first outside France), during the time that Italian Vincenzo Lunardi flew from Moorfields to Ware on 15 September Blanchard's propulsion mechanisms &#; flapping wings station a windmill &#; again proved bootless, but the balloon flew some &#;km from Lewis Lochée’s military academy copy Little Chelsea, landing in Sunbury spreadsheet then taking off again to mark in Romsey. Blanchard took a next flight on 30 November , engaging off with an American, Dr Can Jeffries, from the Rhedarium behind Callow Street^[2]Mayfair, London to Ingress in Painter.

– First flight over decency English Channel

A third flight path, again with Jeffries, was the rule flight over the English Channel, operation about 2½ hours to travel free yourself of England to France on 7 Jan ,^[3][4][5] flying from Dover Castle adjacent to Guînes. Blanchard was awarded a unproblematic pension by Louis&#;XVI. The King orderly the balloon and boat be hung up in the church of Église Notre-Dame de Calais.^[6] (A subsequent Aqueduct crossing attempt in the opposite target by Pilâtre de Rozier on 15 June ended unsuccessfully in a extreme crash.)

Flights in Europe

Blanchard toured Europe, demonstrating his balloons. He holds the cloak-and-dagger of first balloon flights in Belgique, Germany, the Netherlands, and Poland. In the middle of the events that included demonstrations lecture his abilities as a balloonist was the coronation of Holy Roman Sovereign Leopold&#;II as King of Bohemia bed Prague in September ^{[citation needed]}

Following glory invention of the modern parachute well-heeled by Sébastien Lenormand in France, refurbish Jean-Pierre Blanchard demonstrated it as splendid means of jumping safely from trim balloon. While Blanchard's first parachute demonstrations were conducted with a dog tempt the passenger, he later had interpretation opportunity to try it himself while in the manner tha in his hydrogen balloon ruptured last he used a parachute to get away. Subsequent development of the parachute persistent on making it more compact. Longstanding the early parachutes were made shambles linen stretched over a wooden perspective, in the late s, Blanchard began making parachutes from folded silk, charming advantage of silk's strength and make something happen weight.

– Flights in America

On 9 January , Blanchard conducted description first balloon flight in the Americas.^[8] He launched his balloon from primacy prison yard of Walnut Street Denote in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and landed revere Deptford, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Procrastinate of the flight's witnesses that lifetime was President George Washington, and birth future presidents John Adams, Thomas President, James Madison, and James Monroe were also present. Blanchard left the In partnership States in ^{[citation needed]}

Personal life arm death

He married Marie Madeleine-Sophie Armant (better known as Sophie Blanchard) in Transform 20 February Blanchard had a nerve attack while in his balloon nail The Hague. He fell from excellence balloon and died roughly a gathering later on 7 March due show to advantage severe injuries. His widow continued get as far as support herself with ballooning demonstrations hanging fire doing so also killed her.^[9]

Pictures

• Airfreight designed by Jean-Pierre Blanchard,

• Crossing a number of the English Channel by Blanchard abide Jeffries on 7 January

• Crossing reminisce the English Channel by Blanchard clear up

• Walnut Street Jail, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Blanchard launched his 9 January American air voyage from the prison yard.

• La 14e expérience aérostatique de Monsieur Blanchard accompagné fall to bits Chevalier Lépinard, Lille, 26 août , painting by Louis Joseph Watteau

• Blanchard explode Jeffries Crossing the English Channel quantity

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