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Leonardo Da Vinci invented the idea of the ornithopter. This wasn't actually created, but it was a design to show how man could fly.
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Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier used the smoke from a fire to blow hot air into a silk bag. The silk bag was connected to a basket, and it then slowly started to rise.
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George Cayley designed many different versions of gliders that used the movement of the body to control. He made a tail for the gliders to help with the stability.
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Otto Lilienthal worked on designs for a glider by studying the way that birds fly. He then published a book that was also used by the Wright Brothers. He was killed when he was in one of his gliders and strong winds caused him to crash.
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The Wright brothers, Wilbur and Orville attempted to fly their first airplane they had ever built. To decide who was gonna fly it first, they flipped a coin. Sadly, the first flight led the airplane nose-diving into the sand.
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The Wright brothers were ready for their second attempt. Wilbur's second flight of the fourth and final day made an impressive record of 852 feet in 59 seconds!
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The first tourist airplane arrived in Mexico. Their was not a lot of information on this event, but we can conclude that airplanes have been used as the fastest form of transportation.
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NASA sent up their first spaceship to orbit the Earth. This happened in 108 minutes. Spaceships have been used for travel ever since.
