[DOC] [TLE] First in America's Skies | HistoryNet [PAR] By the time of Blanchard's visit to Philadelphia, he already had made a name for 
... With Dr. John Jeffries, an American, he had sailed his balloon across the ... 
followed by the French ambassador and other dignitaries, Blanchard took off his 
... The first aerial voyage in America had been brought to a successful conclusion
. [DOC] [TLE] Jean-Pierre Blanchard - Wikipedia [PAR] Jean-Pierre [Franois] Blanchard (July 4, 1753  March 7, 1809) was a French 
inventor, best known as a pioneer in balloon flight. Contents. [hide]. 1 Biography; 
2 Pictures; 3 See also; 4 Notes; 5 References; 6 External links. Biography[edit]. 
Blanchard made his first successful balloon flight in Paris on 2 March 1784, ... 
Blanchard's flight nearly ended in disaster, when one spectator (Dupont de... [DOC] [TLE] History of ballooning - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of ballooning, both with hot air and gas, spans many centuries. It 
includes many firsts, including the first human flight, first flight across the English 
Channel, first flight in North America, and first aircraft related disaster. Contents. [
hide]. 1 Premodern and unmanned balloons; 2 First hydrogen balloon; 3 First .... 
His hydrogen-filled balloon took off from a prison yard in Philadelphia,... [DOC] [TLE] Inflation Recalling 1st U.s. Balloon Flight - philly-archives [PAR] Jan 10, 1992 ... By dawn, two men turned on powerful fans and. ... Mark The First U.s. Flight The 
1793 Balloon Ride From Philadelphia 110 ... "There she goes," said one of the 
crew members as the bronze skin of ... president of First Air Voyage in America, 
the organization planning ... "When the burner is off, it's very quiet. [DOC] [TLE] America's First Untethered Balloon Flight 1/9/1793 | Carolyn's Online ... [PAR] Jan 8, 2016 ... I researched America's first hot air balloon flight for a chapter in my novel. ... 
Balloons ready to take off in Phoenix, AZ, 2016: Photo by Sara Gayle ... 
ornamented on one side with the armoric bearings of the United States and on .... 
N.J. 46 minutes after his departure from Philadelphia the first aerial voyage in... [DOC] [TLE] Franklin, Friends, Basis for Flight - Schiller Institute [PAR] 9, 1793, the first American exhibition of manned lighter-than-air flight took place 
in ... Sir Joseph Banks, a leading botanist and president of the British Royal 
Society ... Although ostensibly a man of science, Banks looked at ballooning from 
a ... When a spectator at one of the early balloon launchings asked Franklin what 
this... [DOC] [TLE] America's First Flight: Blanchard's balloon voyage - StratoCat [PAR] A brief resume of the first balloon flight in the United States by Gregory Kennedy. 
... However, the first flight in North America took place in Philadelphia. ... After 
their landing, Blanchard and Jeffries began planning what was then a very ... 
Blanchard and Jeffries took off from Dover on January 7, 1785, bound for France. [DOC] [TLE] Timeline Photos - Facebook [PAR] The first air voyage in America took place on January 9, 1793 when Jean-Pierre 
... Blanchard's ascent was witnessed by President George Washington and future 
... He toured Europe with his balloon and became the first man to conquer the sky 
in ... One side was the American Flag and the other side was the French Flag. [DOC] [TLE] George Washington and the Inception of Aeronautics in the ... - JStor [PAR] balloon ascension and voyage in America. The ... cal beginnings in the United 
States, and more par- ticularly ... 1 Francis Hopkinson to Thomas Jefferson, 
Philadelphia, ... bald Henderson, Washington and aeronautics-the first ... phia), 
May 12, 1784, and then in the Pennsylvania Packet ..... The President took off his 
hat, and. [DOC] [TLE] When the United States Spoke French - Penguin [PAR] On a chilly morning in January 1793, an unusually distinguished crowd ... The 
president took off his hat and bowed. ... Congress Hall, seat of

Question: This man, then the U.S. pres., was one of the spectators when the 1st balloon voyage in the U.S. took off from Phila. in 1793
Answer: George Washington