Who were the three animals carried during the September 19, 1783 flight at Versailles?
Answer
A sheep, a duck, and a rooster
For the important demonstration conducted before King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette at the Palace of Versailles on September 19, 1783, the brothers included living organisms to empirically test the viability of flight for organic life at altitude. The first official aerial voyagers consisted of three distinct animals: a sheep, a duck, and a rooster. The flight concluded successfully, with all animals landing safely, thereby providing vital confirmation to both the skeptical scientific community and the captivated public that the aerial machine was stable enough to support life, paving the way for eventual human trials.
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