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Jan 1, 1480
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci made the first real studies of flight in the.He had over 100 drawings that illustrated his theories on flight. -
Oct 14, 1485
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci - The Ornithopter -
First hot air baloon
Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier- the First Hot Air Balloon -
George Cayley
George Cayley worked to discover a way that man could fly. He designed many different versions of gliders that used the movements of the body to control. A young boy,Over 50 years he made improvements to the gliders. He changed the shape of the wings so that the air would flow over the wings correctly. He designed a tail for the gliders to help with the stability. He tried a biplane design to add strength to the glider -
Samuel P. Langley
Samuel Langley was an astronomer, who realized that power was needed to help man fly. He built a model of a plane, which he called an aerodrome, that included a steam-powered engine. In 1891, his model flew for 3/4s of a mile before running out of fuel. -
Otto Lilienthal
German engineer, Otto Lilienthal, studied aerodynamics and worked to design a glider that would fly. He was the first person to design a glider that could fly a person and was able to fly long distances -
Octave Chanute
Octave Chanute published Progress in Flying Machines in 1894. It gathered and analyzed all the technical knowledge that he could find about aviation accomplishments. It included all of the world's aviation pioneers. The Wright Brothers used this book as a basis for much of their experiments. Chanute was also in contact with the Wright Brothers and often commented on their technical progress. -
A Drawing of a Wright Brothers Glider.
They designed and used a wind tunnel to test the shapes of the wings and the tails of the gliders. In 1902, with a perfected glider shape, they turned their attention to how to create a propulsion system that would create the thrust needed to fly.
The early engine that they designed generated almost 12 horsepower. That's the same power as two hand-propelled lawn mower engines! -
wright brothers
with a perfected glider shape, they turned their attention to how to create a propulsion system that would create the thrust needed to fly. -
The "Flyer"
The "Flyer" lifted from level ground to the north of Big Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina, at 10:35 a.m Orville piloted the plane which weighed about six hundred pounds. -
Wilbur piloted the Flyer III
Wilbur piloted the Flyer III for 39 minutes and about 24 miles of circles around Huff -
Wilbur piloted the Flyer III
Wilbur piloted the Flyer III for 39 minutes and about 24 miles of circles around Huffman Prairie. He flew the first practical airplane until it ran out of gas.man Prairie.
