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Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo di Ser Piero
Leonardo di Ser Piero was was born in Italy he was as a painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer. May 2nd 1519 (aged 67) died. -
Sir George Cayley
Nationality: British
Born: 27 December 1773 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England
Died 15 December 1857 (aged 83) in Brompton, Yorkshire, England
Contribution to the Story of Flight: George Cayley is mainly remembered for his experimentation and studies of “flying machines”. He designed, built and piloted a fully-operational glider and created a cambered airfoil which led him to discover the four forces which act on an aircraft; thrust, drag, lift and gravity. -
Montgolfier
Joseph-Michel (26 August 1740- 26 June 1810) and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier (6 January 1745- 2 August 1799) became famous for inventing the Montgolfiere style hot air balloon in which Jacques-Etienne boarded for the first manned ascent. -
Otto Lilienthal
Otto Lilienthal (May 23, 1848-August 10, 1896) was a German pioneer of human aviation. He was the fuirst man to make consistent recorded gliding flights. -
Orvil and Wilbur Wright
Orvil and Wilbur Wright were American inventors. They invented the plane. Wilber died May 30, 1912, and orvil died Janurary 30, 1948 -
Louis Blériot
Nationality: French
Born: 1 July 1872 in Cambrai, France
Died 2 August 1936 (aged 64) in Paris, France
Contribution to the Story of Flight: Louis Blériot was an aviator, inventor and engineer. In 1909 he completed the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air craft. For his achievement, he received a prize of £1000. -
Igor Sikorsky
Igor Sikorsky was known for his aircraft designing, He was a Russian-American. He designed and flew the world's first multi-engine fixed-wing aircraft, In 1913, 26 October 1972 (aged 83) he died. -
Amelia Mary Earhart
Amelia Mary Earhart, was born on July 24 1897 in Atchison, Kansas, USA. Amelia Mary Earhart Was know by the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Amelia Mary Earhart Unknown, missing 2 July 1937 on route to Howland Island, declared dead 5 January 1939 -
Amy Johnson
Name: Amy Johnson
Nationality: English
Born: 1 July 1903 in Kingston upon Hull, England
Died 5 January 1941 (aged 37) in the Thames Estuary, London, England (She drowned to death)
Contribution to the Story of Flight: Amy Johnson was a pioneering English aviatrix. She set numerous long-distance flight records during the 1930s while flying solo or with her husband. She flew in WWII as a part of the Air Transport Auxiliary where she died during a ferry flight. -
Frank Whittle
Nationality: British
Born: 1 June 1907 in Earlsdon, Coventry, England.
Died 9 August 1996 (aged 89) in Columbia, Maryland. United States
Contribution to the Story of Flight: Sir Frank Whittle, (1 June 1907 – 9 August 1996) was a British Royal Air Force officer. He invented the jet engine in 1930. -
Chuck Yeager
Nationality: American
Born: February 13, 1923 in Lincoln County, West Virginia
Died Not dead yet
Contribution to the Story of Flight: Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager is a retired major general in the United States Air Force. He is considered to be the first pilot to travel faster than the speed of sound since October 14, 1947, when he flew the experimental Bell X-1 at an altitude of 13,700m. -
Charles Kingsford Smith
Charles Kingsford Smith (9 February 1897 – 8 November 1935), was the early Ausralian aviator who made the first trans-PAcific flight from Australia to america. -
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh (4 Februrary 1942 - Augusdt 26 1974) nicknamed 'the lone eagle' became famous when he launched the longest solo flight in a one manned plane over France. -
Steve Fossett
James Steve Fossett was an American and died due to a plane crash. Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer was the name of his aircraft. He liked to set a high standard to set world records. -
Enola Gay
The Enola Gay was the first plane ever to drop an atomic bomb. The bomb hit Hiroshima, Japan, just before the end of the war on the sixth of August 1945. -
Spruce Goose
It was a Hughes H-4 Hercules. There was only one built in the world and it was made in 1947 and is preserved at Evergreen Aviation Museum. Its role was heavy transport flying boat. -
Concorde
Primary Users: British Airways, Air France, Braniff International Airways and Singapore Airlines
Introduced: 21 January 1976
Retired: 26 November 2003
Number Built: 20 (including 6 non-airline aircraft), each costing £23 Million in 1977
