In the end, Viollet managed to coax Rozier into studying physics, chemistry, and natural history.
He also completed a three-year training in pharmacy.
The first untethered balloon flight, by Rozier and the Marquis d’Arlandes on 21 November 1783.
Then he set fire to the exhaled gases.
Its not clear what Pilatre de Rozier was trying to achieve, but the results were very predictable.
There was such a terrible explosion that it was feared his teeth had been carried away.
The King was persuaded to permit Marquis d’Arlandes and Pilatre de Rozierto become the first pilots.
Four of them, French nobles, had paid for the trip.
The balloon used for the second flight was significantly larger and was made of paper and sheepskin.
Five months later, on June 1784, Pilatre de Rozier made his third flight with chemist L. Proust.
Pilatre de Rozier decided to cross the English Channel from France to Britain and this idea excited him.
However, the prevailing winds didnt agree with his plan.
The worlds first aviation accident.
The death of Pilatre de Rozier and Pierre Romain.
Pilatre de Rozier was killed instantly.
Romain was still breathing when helped arrived, but died shortly later.
Dyer died eight days later, apparently having committed suicide.
The site of the accident is now marked by a commemorative obelisk.
Memorial to the death of Pilatre de Rozier.
