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Roger Bacon
Roger Bacon suggested that a person could sit in the middle of an engine, which would move artificial wings made to beat the air. -
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Leonardo da Vinci
He drew plans and pictures of human-powered flight. These plans included an "ornithopter" that attached to a pilots back and drove two large flaps and a simple helicopter. He also invented the parachute. -
The Montgolfier Brothers
They tested a hot air balloon through an 8 km flight across Paris. They discovered that a balloon made of linen bags filled with fire-heated air had enough to lift 2 people. After many failures, they finally created something that could carry people. -
Sir George Cayley
He studied animal flight and designed a monoplane glider to carry humans. As a child, he built and flew model gliders. A coachman once flew across a valley at his home, near Scarborough. He said "I was hired to drive , not fly. This was a good way to give in his notice. -
Otto Lilienthal
Otto Lilienthal of Germany was the first heavier than-air pilot. From a hill in Germany, Otto launched a glider whose flight could be controlled by shifting his weight. This was like a bike , except in the air. -
The Wright Brothers
The Wright Flyer made the first successful powered flight. The Wright Brothers, made their own gas engine and propeller and became the first humans to truly fly. The first flight lasted 12 s and traveled 36.5 m. -
Aerial Experiment Association
The aerial experiment associations included Alexander Graham Bell, John McCurdy, Casey Baldwin and Glenn Curtiss. Casey became the first Canadian pilot in March 1908. He officially flew 1 km in North America. -
William Wallace Gibson
He created small model planes that flew and he worked on an engine to power a full-sized airplane. That engine was the first Canadian aircraft engine to be tested successfully. -
Aerial Service Company
In 1919, they laid out the first licensed aerodrome in Canada. -
Aerial Photography
Over time, people in Saskatchewan came up with new uses for airplanes. They started taking surveys in 1924. These surveys led to increase minerals exploration and development in Saskatchewan. -
SAAS
In 1946 SAAS was founded the first and only civilian air ambulance in North America. -
Chuck Yeager
Chuck Yeager of the U.S broke the sound barrier by flying faster than the speed of sound in a rocket. He continued to test new aircraft's and set a new airspeed record of more than twice the speed sound in 1952 -
The Smokejumpers
They were first used in Saskatchewan in 1947. These firefighters parachuted into newly discovered fires to stop them from spreading. -
Avro Arrow
The Avro arrow was designed in Canada in the 1950. Some people said it was the most advanced airplane of its time. The avro arrow project was cancelled on Feb 20 1959. -
Hugh McPhail
He was a pioneer flying farmer and a bomber pilot in the Royal Air Force.
