History of Flight

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    Flying with... Kites?

    Flying with... Kites?
    Wang Mang had a man fly on a kite because he said that he could spy on enemy troops.The man only flew 'several hundred paces' https://books.google.com/books?id=PehoSnJfstUC&pg=PA285#v=onepage&q&f=false
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    Da Vinci Flying Machine

    Da Vinci Flying Machine
    Leonardo Da Vinci drew detailed plans for a human-powered a wing-flapping device intended to fly. There is no evidence that he actually tried to build it. http://www.flyingmachines.org/davi.html

  • First manned hot air balloon ride took place.

    First manned hot air balloon ride took place.
    French Pilots Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier launched in Paris and flew for twenty minutes. http://www.eballoon.org/history/history-of-ballooning.html

  • Monoplane Glider

    Monoplane Glider
    Sir George Cayley designed and built a model monoplane glider of surprisingly modern design. He would continue to improve his design over his lifetime. http://www.flyingmachines.org/cayl.html

  • The First Zeppelin Flies

    The First Zeppelin Flies
    The original Zeppelin was created by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin and first took flight Germany. Zeppelins have a frame made out of metal and then covered in a fabric. Inside this, pockets of gas form and allow it to float. What makes Zeppelins so different is that blimps have no metal frame, so the size of the craft would change drastically depending on several factors. Rigid Airships were much more stable.
    http://www.zeppelinhistory.com/
    https://www.britannica.com/technology/zeppelin

  • The First Airplane

    The First Airplane
    Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk with their first powered aircraft. https://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/wright-brothers/online/fly/1903/

  • The First Solo Transatlantic Flight

    The First Solo Transatlantic Flight
    Charles Lindbergh piloted the Spirit of St. Louis down the runway of Roosevelt Field in New York. Lindbergh landed safely in Paris less than 34 hours later much to the astonishment of the world.

  • First Crew for the International Space Station (ISS) Arrives.

    First Crew for the International Space Station (ISS) Arrives.
    Bill Shepherd, Yuri Gidzenko, and Sergei Krikalev arrived to conduct research in space, living in space.
    https://www.issnationallab.org/about/iss-timeline/