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There are myths about the philosopher and mathematician Arquitas of Tarento building a flying machine
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A few visionary inventors, Leonardo da Vinci included, drew a model of plane in the XV sentury.
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The first fly ever made by humans, happened on an aerostat, a ballon, lighter than the air.
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J.J. Montgomery became the first person who made a controlled flight on a machine havier than air.
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In the early XX century, Santos Dumont realized the first fly on a so called plane which was capable of generating power and support on its own.
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The first commercial flight, transporting passangers, took of from USA with destination in Canada.
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While simpler models of airplane engines were being reserched, the USA army already had a jet plane
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After eleven years from the development of jet planes, they were finnaly used to do commercial flights.
