According to Wikipedia, Joseph Montgolfier started building parachutes in 1783 two years after the first recorded public parachute jump and did parachute jumps himself.
It’s possible that the parachute itself motivated the hot air balloon. If you know that you have a parachute that protects you when the hot air balloon fails, it’s less scary to trust the hot air balloon.
According to Wikipedia, Joseph Montgolfier started building parachutes in 1783 two years after the first recorded public parachute jump and did parachute jumps himself.
It’s possible that the parachute itself motivated the hot air balloon. If you know that you have a parachute that protects you when the hot air balloon fails, it’s less scary to trust the hot air balloon.