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What did the Montgolfiers initially hypothesize was the active lifting agent based on early smoke containment tests?
Which material reportedly offered better containment than paper for a given weight during larger, significant experiments?
What specific substance was used by the brothers to join the sheets of paper together in the construction of the envelope?
During the critical public unmanned flight in Annonay in June 1783, what weight capacity did the large bag successfully demonstrate?
Which three living creatures were included as passengers during the September 1783 tethered biological experiment overseen by the Académie des Sciences?
What prevailing, yet ultimately incorrect, scientific concepts did the brothers initially try to align their smoke observations with?
On what specific date did Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier conduct the first untethered flight in a Montgolfier balloon?
What combination of materials was famously used when constructing one of the Montgolfiers' larger balloons for structural integrity?
What concept did the Montgolfiers eventually recognize as the true agent of lift, superseding their initial focus on visible smoke?
What was the primary experimental focus during the final, crucial phase involving the manned flight on November 21, 1783?
What was the original family trade of Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier?
What did the Montgolfiers term the supposed lifting gas they observed rising with smoke?
Where did the first major public demonstration of the unmanned balloon occur in June 1783?
Who were the three animals carried during the September 19, 1783 flight at Versailles?
When and where did the first untethered, free-flying manned ascent take place?
Which two individuals undertook the first free-flying manned ascent in November 1783?
What material lined the envelope used for the first manned flight demonstration?
What combination of materials were used as fuel during the initial unmanned flight in Annonay?
What was the initial, incorrect scientific reason the Montgolfiers attributed lift to?
What material was used to reinforce the opening/mouth of the balloon structure?
What profound historical moment did the success of the Montgolfier balloon effectively mark?
How long did Orville Wright sustain flight on the initial December 17, 1903, flight?
What specific feature did the Wright Brothers use for lateral control (correcting side-to-side roll)?
What was the primary physical requirement the Wrights sought when choosing Kitty Hawk, North Carolina?
What was the output capability of the custom-built engine powering the first *Wright Flyer*?
Which concept describes the Wright Brothers' recognition that a pilot needed to manage pitch, roll, and yaw motions simultaneously?
What background skill from running their bicycle business directly aided their aeronautics work?
What device did the Wright Brothers essentially develop themselves to move beyond empirical guesswork in aerodynamics?
What mechanism did the Wrights employ for pitch control (managing up and down motion)?
What caused the established aviation community to initially dismiss the Wrights' complex control mechanism?