Перевод from the earliest times,people have wanted to fly. as long ago as the eighteenth century, people have experimented with travelling in balloons. in 1783, a group of inventors had success flying a balloon. since then, scientists have discovered a lot about the aeronautics and broken many records in ballooning. by 1961, men were able to send a manned balloon to a height of 35 kilometres. then in 1999, a balloon made a trip around the world for the first time. it took 19 days. balloonists say that the bird’s eye view is exciting and flying in a balloon is very comfortable because it moves with a wind. passengers feel absolutely free.