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The Hot Air Balloon
Joseph-Michael and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier created hot air balloons and impressed everybody including King Louis XVI of France. -
The Father Aerial Navigation
Sir George Cayley invented a curved aerofoil that helped create lift on aircraft. Otto Lilienthal flew thousands of flights aboard his gliders but tragically became the first person to suffer a tragic aircraft crash. -
Flight of the Steam Powered Aircraft
Clement Ader, a French engineer, flew his steam powered plane at a height of eight inches for 165 feet in 1890 -
First Fully Functional Aircraft
In 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright became perhaps the most famous aircraft pilots in history with their successful flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. -
Passenger Airplanes
The 1920s was the first era where aircraft existed that were designed exclusively for passengers -
Comfortable Flying Experiences.
In the 1930s stewardesses were introduced to make flying a more comfortable experience. -
Piloting Today
Pilots have been the same for awhile now and they don't seem to be changing that much at all
