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400
Archytas of Tarentum is reported to have made a steam-propelled pigeon.
400 B.C.E.
Archytas of Tarentum is reported to have made a steam-propelled pigeon. -
Oct 19, 1000
Kite invented in china
1000 B.C.E.
Kite is invented in China. -
Oct 19, 1250
Roger Bacon, English cleric, writes about mechanical flight.
1250 A.D.
Roger Bacon, English cleric, writes about mechanical flight. -
Oct 19, 1485
1485-1500 Leonardo da Vinci designs flying machines and parachute.
1485-1500
Leonardo da Vinci designs flying machines and parachute. -
Francesco de Lana Terzi publishes a design for lighter-than-air ship.
1670
Francesco de Lana Terzi publishes a design for lighter-than-air ship. -
Giovanni Borelli, Italian mathematician, concludes human muscle is inadequate for flight.
1680
Giovanni Borelli, Italian mathematician, concludes human muscle is inadequate for flight. -
Bartolomeu Laurenço de Gusmao designs model glider.
1709
Bartolomeu Laurenço de Gusmao designs model glider. -
the wright brothers
The Wright brothers, Orville (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were two American brothers, inventors, and aviation pioneers who are credited[1][2][3] with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903. From 1905 to 1907, the brothers developed their flying machine into the first practical fixed-wing aircraft. Although not the fir -
the first lady who flew an airplane
Amelia Earhart
On October 22, 1922, she flew her plane to 14,000 feet—the world altitude record for female pilots. On May 15, 1923, Amelia Earhart became the 16th woman to be issued a pilot's license by the world governing body for aeronautics, The Federation Aeronautique. -
English King Bladud is apparently killed attempting to fly
852 B.C.E.
English King Bladud is apparently killed attempting to fly.
