Timeline of aviation in the 18th century

This is a list of aviation-related events during the 18th century (January 1, 1701 – December 31, 1800): == 1700s–1770s == 1709 Portuguese Father Bartolomeu de Gusmão demonstrates a practical model of a hot-air balloon made of a paper envelope with burning material suspended below it to King John V of Portugal in the Ambassador's drawing room. Worried that it will set fire to the curtains, servants end its flight by dashing it to the ground.

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