Evolution of Flight

By Lawrence_Chen
  • 1000 BCE

    Kites

    Kites
    The Chinese invented kites to carry men to scout troups.
  • Jan 1, 1418

    Leonardo Da Vinci

    Leonardo Da Vinci
    In Italy, Leonardo de Vinci made the first design of flying machines, using bird wings for models

  • Hot Air Balloon

    Hot Air Balloon
    Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier construct an hot-air balloon that rose 84 feet (25 m) into the air with the first human fliers, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent. The balloon stayed aloft for almost four minutes.

  • Wright Brothers

    Wright Brothers
    The Wright Flyer flies and is the first successfully controlled flight. The flight lasted only 12 seconds and covered a distance of just 121 feet (37 m).

  • Space Flight

    Space Flight
    Pioneer 4: First successful U.S. flyby of the Moon.

  • First Flight To The Moon

    First Flight To The Moon
    Apollo 11: First human landing on the moon with astronauts Neil Armstrong and "Buzz" Aldrin. "That's one small step for man - one giant leap for mankind."

  • Gossamer Condor

    Gossamer Condor
    The man-powered aircraft Gossamer Condor successfully demonstrated sustained, maneuverable man-powered flight.

  • B-52 Stratofortress

    B-52 Stratofortress
    First flight of a U.S. Air Force aircraft, a B-52 Stratofortress, powered solely by a blend of synthetic jet fuel, produced by Syntroleum.