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1000 BCE
Kite
Used to lift instruments thousands of feet into the air to measure wind speeds at various altitudes. Are the starting point of flying machines. Kites were created in china by Mozi and Lu Ban. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Who-invented-the-kite-and-when/articleshow/6211967.cms -
852 BCE
King tries to fly
http://inspire.eaa.org/2017/04/02/bladud-abides-the-king-who-tried-to-fly/
Around 850 bc a british prince, named Bladud Abides tried to fly. Somewhere around 852 B.C., perhaps guided by his increasing interest in necromancy, a type of magic that involves communicating with the dead, Bladud decided to try it. He built some wings out of feathers, and launched from the temple of Apollo which is now in London. -
1498
Flying machines
Leonardo da vinci made many sketches of mechanical devices and structures of many flying machines. Da vinci described methods of heavier than air flight. This inspired many and made them think that it was possible to soar through the sky like birds.
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Human flight
Robert Hooke believed in achieving flight with artificial propulsion. Robert Hooke created a spring powered ornithopte model but quickly realized that the human body is not capable of flight due to the great amount of energy required to fly. He quickly realized a engine or some type of artificial propulsion was needed to fly. For example the steam engine.
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First manned gas balloons
Hot air balloons contributed to different types of flying. The Mongolfier brothers were the inventors of the first hot air balloon that safely carried people into the sky and back to earth.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Montgolfier-brothers & http://www.historyofballoons.com/balloon-history/montgolfier-brothers/ -
Glider Designs & Biplane designs & Biplane gliders
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sir-George-Cayley George Cayley discovered basic principles on which the modern science of aeronautics is founded. Built and tested first successful flying machine. In 1804 he flew the first successful glider model of which there is any record.Lilienthal made 2000 brief flights in 16 designs. He established the modern configuration of an airplane as a fixed-wing flying machine with separate systems for lift, propulsion, and control as early as 1799. -
Air ships (blimps, airships, dirigibles) (zeppelins)
(DELAG) The worlds first airline in revenue service. The delag led to the end of the airship era. Due to the hidenburg crash.
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Flight control system
https://newsela.com/read/lib-nasa-wright-brothers-invention/id/25690/?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=web . The flight control system was created by the wright brother in 1903. The wright brothers were the first to pilot an aircraft than air, self propelled and manueverable. Using a lightweight motor and propeller. They created the first self aircraft heavier than air. -
Solo non-stop trans Atlantic flights & First commercial airliners& breaking of the the sound barrier.BOEING 707, Douglas DC-8.
First human to officially break the sound barrier. Charles lindberg took off Newyork on his way to becoming the first pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Amelia Earhart took off from newfoundland to become the first woman to accomplish the same feat.Yeager held the highest velocity and altitude reached by a manned airplane up to that time. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/celebrating-milestones-of-flight-lindbergh-and-earhart-cross-the-atlantic-131506790/ -
Landing on the Moon
On July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (1930-) became the first humans ever to land on the moon. About six-and-a-half hours later, Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon. As he took his first step, Armstrong famously said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Which would become famously known throughout the world
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Space Shuttle
In April 1981, the launch of the space shuttle Columbia happened. Twenty-four successful shuttle launches fulfilled many scientific and military requirements until Jan. 28,1986, when just 73 seconds after liftoff, the space shuttle Challenger exploded. The crew of seven was killed, including Christa McAuliffe, a teacher from New Hampshire would have been the first civilian in space.
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The international space station
The space station led to successful development of four new space vehicles. With the international space station we were finally able to test spacecraft systems and equipment required for missions to the moon and mars. This played a big role in our space journey and getting to the moon. The international space station made it possible for humans to have a presence in space.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094576514002203 -
New Glider Record
New Zealand pilot Terry Delore breaks the world gliding record by 100 kilometres, travelling a total of 2,400 kilometres within New Zealand.
https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/1691-a-progression-of-flight-timeline -
Martin Jetpack
In an unmanned test, the Martin jetpack reached an altitude of 5,000 feet (1,524 metres). The jetpack was invented by New Zealander, Glenn Martin. The jetpack is a small flying device for one person. It was named one of the world’s top 10 inventions in 2010. It was a gasoline petrol engine with two duct tape fans to help take off.
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Worlds first flying car
The Transition® by Terrafugia is a roadable aircraft – an aeroplane that can take off and land at any airport and, with the push of a button, fold up its wings and drive down the road.The flight, which took place at Plattsburgh International Airport in New York, lasted eight minutes and reached an altitude of 1,400 feet (425m).
https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/124737-first-flying-plane-completes-test-flight-on-target-for-commercial-availability-in-2012
