airplanes

First aircraft

Jan 1, 1492

Leonardo da Vinci first to seriously theorize about flying machines - with over 100 drawings that illustrated his theories on flight.

Hot Air

Jan 1, 1783

The Montgolfier brothers invent the first hot air balloons.

The first

Dec 17, 1903

The inventors of the first airplane were Orville and Wilbur Wright. On December 17, 1903,

First Helicopter

Jan 1, 1924

During the mid 1500's, Italian inventor Leonardo Da Vinci made drawings of an ornithopter flying machine that some experts say inspired the modern day helicopter.

First engine

Jan 1, 1930

Two engineers, Frank Whittle of the United Kingdom and Hans von Ohain of Germany, developed the jet engine during the late 1930s.

First sonic jet

Jan 1, 1930

Frank Whittle was the first to register a patent for the turbojet engine in 1930.

modern day

Jan 1, 2000

Airplane in the modern day time