Funny enough, I was just looking up transatlantic balloon flights the other day, and the first successful one was long after the first powered flight, which was

Funny enough, I was just looking up transatlantic balloon flights the other day, and the first successful one was long after the first powered flight, which was kind of neat! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Eagle_II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Eagle_II First balloon to make it, 1978