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Kites were invented in ancient China 1000 BCE
Kites were first invented in ancient China. It is thought that a Chinese farmer tied his hat to a string to make it not blow away. However, that made the first kite. *Due to the fact that only 4 digits can be in the year box, I couldn't write down the right time. The right time is 1000 BCE. -
Orville Wright pilots first "airplane"
Orville Wright pilots the first flying machine. Unfortuneately, this machine was too heavy and fell after covering 120 ft in 12 seconds. -
Orville Wright makes the first flight ever
Orville Wright makes the first real flight lasting 33 minutes. This airplane was called the "Wright Flyer III". It flew because of a stronger frame, a larger engine turning bent ended propeller blades, and a better control surface. -
Baroness Raymonde de la Roche is the first liscened female pilot
In October 1909, aviator Charles Voisin suggested that she should become a pilot of a fix winged aircraft. Baroness Raymond de la Roche was an actress who used the stage name "Raymond de la Roche." -
Henri Fabre is the first man to take off from water
Henri Fabre's plane was sucessful because of an exceptional design. The plane looked simillar to a backwards dragon fly. It had a skeleton frame on three scientifically designed floats, with a 50-hp Gnome motor and Chauviere propeller at the rear. -
First air combat is between Allied and German pilots
These pilots shot pistols at eachother in the air. There were no recorded deaths. The month and day of when this happened are unknown. -
The first air bombing on civiliation
German zeplins bombed British towns. The day and month of which this happened are unknown. -
First lifesaving parachute jump
It was done by Lt. Harold Harris. He did this when the plane he was testing broke. The first unsucessful parachute jump had been done in 1911. *Picture shown is not actual parachute jump -
Fritz Von Opel is the first man to pilot a rocket powered aircraft
Fritz Von Opel is the first man to pilot a rocket powered aircraft. The aircraft went for 2 miles and lasted 75 seconds. -
First successful helicopter flight
Hanna Reitsch piloted the first sucessful helicopter. She was also the first woman to test an aircraft. *Image not the real helicopter -
The first jet powered aircraft, the Messerschmitt Me 262 was tested
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First nonstop flight around the world
Capt. James Gallagher piloted a Boeing B-50A Superfortress with a crew of 13 USAF personnel. Four aerial re-fuelings were needed. -
Avro Arrow Canadian fighter aircraft discontinued
Prime Minister Diefenbaker terminated all operations of Arrow and Iroquois engine programs are terminated immediately. This caused lots of job loss, and the lost of 4 million dollars of aircrafts. All prototype Arrows were shredded to pieces. There are many arguments of to why this got terminated. -
Neil Armstrong walks on the moon
Neil Armstrong was the commander of Apollo 11 when he did this. He and Edwin Aldrin walked on the moon for the first time in mankind. -
Marc Garneau is Canada's first astronaut
Marc Garneau was the first Canadian to go into space. In space he worked on deck as a payload scientist. He has taken part in 3 NASA shuttle flights. He was also an engineer in the millitary and a polition. -
Dick Rutan and Jeena Yeager make the first round the world, nonstop, non refueling plane trip.
Using the plane "Voyager" -
Roberta Bondar is the first Canadian woman to go into space
Roberta Bondar blasted into space on NASA's space shuttle Discovery as the first neurologist in space and Canada's first woman astronaut. Roberta Bondar was not only the first Canadian woman to go into space but was also fairly multifunctional. She was a astronaut, physician, scientific researcher, photographer, author, executive coach and team leader. -
First nonstop round the world flight by hot air balloon
Piloting the balloon were Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones. The flight starts in Switzerland and ends in Egypt.
