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François Laurent d'Arlandes (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa loʁɑ̃ lə vjø daʁlɑ̃d]; 1742 – 1 May 1809) was a French marquis, soldier and a pioneer of hot air ballooning. He and Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier made the first manned free balloon flight on 21 November 1783, in a Montgolfier balloon.
- 1742
- May 1, 1809
In balloon flight: Charles and de Rozier join the race. …balloon ready, de Rozier and François Laurent, marquis d’Arlandes, persuaded the king to permit them to make the first manned free flight. On November 21 they went aloft over Paris.
Feb 9, 2010 · French physician Jean-François Pilatre de Rozier and François Laurent, the marquis d’ Arlandes, make the first untethered hot-air balloon flight, flying 5.5 miles over Paris in about...
Nov 21, 2019 · Scientist of the Day - Francois Laurent d’Arlandes. November 21, 2019. Francois Laurent le Vieux d'Arlandes, a French marquis, was one of two lucky men chosen to ride in the basket of a Montgolfier balloon on its first manned ascent, Nov. 21, 1783.
François Laurent d'Arlandes ( French pronunciation: [ fʁɑ̃swa loʁɑ̃ lə vjø daʁlɑ̃d]; 1742 – 1 May 1809) was a French marquis, soldier and a pioneer of hot air ballooning. He and Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier made the first manned free balloon flight on 21 November 1783, in a Montgolfier balloon.
François Laurent, marquis d'Arlandes 1, né le 26 septembre 1742 au château de Saleton, à Anneyron, aujourd'hui dans la Drôme, et mort le 1er mai 1809 au même endroit, est l'un des deux premiers aéronautes français, avec Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier.
The first free (non tethered) human flight took place on November 21, 1783, by science teacher Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent, Marquis d’Arlandes. The flight began from the grounds of the Château de la Muette in the western outskirts of Paris.
