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Flying

By Indar

  • The hot air balloon

    The hot air balloon
    The hot air balloon was invented in 1783 Ardéche, France, by the Montgolfier brothers. The Montgolfier brothers used “Montgolfier Gas” to heat the air temperature in the balloon. The balloon fuel for the fire was a combination of straw and wool.

  • The airship

    The airship
    The airhip was invented in 1852 in the USA, by the Wright brothers. Airships were pushed forward by propellers and they were a popular means of transport in the early 20th century.

  • Ígor Sikorski

    Ígor Sikorski
    Ígor Sikorski was born in Ukraine on May 25 of 1889 and he died on October 16 of 1972. He invented the helicopter because He wanted to build it as a powerful instrument for industry and transport, and especially as an effective means of rescuing people in places where it is almost impossible to enter by other means.

  • The glider

    The glider
    The glider was invented in the 1890s in North Carolina, by Otto Lilienthal. It was designed and built to prove the wing's deformation concept, originally tested in the Comets of 1899, and first flew on 5 October 1900, in Kitty Hawk. The first flights were conducted without a pilot, and the planemaker was tied ashore.

  • The powered aeroplane (Wright Flyer)

    The powered aeroplane (Wright Flyer)
    The powered aeroplane was invented in 1903 in the USA, by the Wright brothers. Their plane was driven by a very light petrol engine that they designed and built themselves because the other engines that were avaliable were too heavy.

  • The helicopter

    The helicopter
    The helicopter was invented in 1939 in Russia, by Ígor Sikorski. They lifted vertically, and had two blades that turned in opposite directions.

  • The jet airliner (Comet)

    The jet airliner (Comet)
    The jet airliner was invented in 1949 in the United Kingdom, by Sir Geoffrey. Jet engines suck air in at the front and eject it at the back at a very high speed and as the air goes backwards, the engine and the aircraft are thrust forwards. The Comet was the first jet airliner in the world.

  • The supersonic airliner (Concorde)

    The supersonic airliner (Concorde)
    The supersonic airliner was invented in 1969 in France, by the manufacters Airbus, BAE systems... The Supersonic Airliner (Concorde) flew for the first time at twice the speed of sound, reaching a speed of 1600km/h.

  • The airbus 380

    The airbus 380
    The airbus 380 was invented in 2005 in France, by the manufacter Airbus. The Airvus 380 is currently the world’s largest passenger plane. It can carry 555 passengers on 2 decks.