Flight Timeline Porter W.

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    First Kites

    First Kites
    Chinese philosophers Mozi and Lu Ban created the first kites.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci

    Leonardo Da Vinci
    Leo wanted to create a flying machine, so he made the ornithopter, a device with flapping wings.

  • Joseph and Etienne Mongolfier

    Joseph and Etienne Mongolfier
    The two brothers invented the first hot air balloon, which went up 3000 feet.

  • Geroge Cayley

    Geroge Cayley
    In 1804, George Cayley flew his first successful glider.

  • Otto Lilienthal

    Otto Lilienthal
    Otto was the first person who made successful flights repeatedly without a powered airplane.

  • First Powered Airplane

    First Powered Airplane
    Inspired by Lilienthal, the Wright brothers created the first powered airplane.

  • Paul Cornu

    Paul Cornu
    Paul Cornu was a French inventor who created the first successful manned helicopter.

  • Curtis Seaplane

    Curtis Seaplane
    The Curtiss flying boat has been used by the navy for a long time.

  • Charles Lindbergh

    Charles Lindbergh
    IN 1927, he completed the first solo flight across the Atlantic.

  • Amelia Earhart

    Amelia Earhart
    In 1928, she became the first woman to fly a passenger over the Atlantic.

  • First Pilot to break Sound Barrier

    In 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in a plane.

  • Gossamer Albatross

    Gossamer Albatross
    Albatross was a man powered plane built by MacCready and flown by Bryan Allen

  • NASA Aerovironment Pathfinder

  • International Space Station

    International Space Station
    The first model of the ISS, Zarya, was launched into orbit.