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1000 BCE
Around 1000 BCE in China
The discovery of the kite that could fly in the air by the Chinese started people thinking about flying. -
Period: 1000 BCE to
Flight from 1000 BCE to current
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Jan 1, 1485
Leonardo Da Vinci's Ornithopter
The Ornithopter was never actually created. It was just a design to show how man could fly. -
First Hot Air Balloon
In 1783, Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier invented the first hot air balloon. -
Langley's Aerodome
Samuel Langley built a model of plane. He called it an Aerodrome. Langley's Aerodrome included a steam-powered engine. In 1891, his model flew for 3/4 of a mile then ran out of fuel. Langley than received a $50,000 grant to build a full-sized aerodrome. The Aerodrome ended up being too heavy and it crashed. Langley was very disappointed and gave up trying to fly. -
One of Lilienthal's Gliders
Otto Lilienthal was a German engineer that studied aerodynamics and worked to design a glider that would fly. In 1891, Otto became the first person to design a glider that could fly a person and could fly long distances. -
The Wright Brothers and the first Airplane
The brothers started their research in 1894 using a published copy of "Progress in Flying Machines". By 1902, the brothers had created a perfect glider shape and were ready to start work on a propulsion system. Then, on October 5, 1905, Wilbur Wright piloted the Flyer for 39 minutes. This event marks the day humankind was first able to fly. -
First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo and non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean. -
First Flight to the Moon
Apollo 11 was the first space craft used to take humans to the moon.
