Montgolfier Balloon

Intended for 3d print. 3d-printable model of the Montgolfier hot-air balloon. Built by the Montgolfiere brothers Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne, it made the world's first manned flight in Paris in 1783.The balloon was constructed out of cotton canvas with paper glued onto both sides. It was sky blue and decorated with golden flourishes, signs of the zodiac, and suns with Louis XVI's face in the center interlaced with the royal monogram in the central section. The first human pilot was Etienn…

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