Jet

Evolution of Air Travel

By PjRorke
  • Jan 1, 1485

    First Glider Design

    First Glider Design
    The first glider was designed by Leonardo Da Vinci. It was never actually made, but had many small prototypes.

  • First Manned Hot Air Balloon

    First Manned Hot Air Balloon
    The first manned hot air balloon was built and designed in 1783 by Pilatre De Rozier. Cotton was used for the balloon.

  • First Airplane

    First Airplane
    On December 17, 1903 the Wright Brothers had their first successful test flight, which lasted 10 seconds.

  • First Jet

    First Jet
    The first jet plane was the Heinkel HE-178, created just before World War II in Germany. It was an improvement because of it’s increased speed.

  • First Helicopter

    First Helicopter
    Igor Sikorsky invented the helicopter in 1940. It was an improvement on the jet because of its better control.

  • First Manned Rocket

    First Manned Rocket
    The Vostok 1 was the first rocket to bring a man into space. That man was Yuri Gagarin, a Russian Cosmonaut. This was an improvement because it allowed travel outside of the Earth’s Atmosphere.