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The History of Flight

  • Wilbur Wright is born

    Wilbur Wright is born

    Wilbur Wright, the oldest brother of the Wright brothers. He, along with his brother Orville, will be given the honor of being the first two humans to construct a working aircraft.
  • Orville Wright is born

    Orville Wright is born

    Orville wright, the youngest brother of the Wright brothers. He, and his older brother Wilbur, were credited with the merit of being the first two human beings to construct a working airplane.
  • The first flight

    The first flight

    Orville Wright took the makeshift glider for a ride, flying for a sustained 12 seconds.
  • The first manned helicopter

    The first manned helicopter

    Built by the bike maker paul cornu, this helicopter lifted off the ground 1.5-2 meters in the air and stayed there for about a minute. A landmark moment.
  • The speed of sound

    The speed of sound

    Charles Elwood Yeager would become the first human being to pilot an aircraft that exceeded the speed of sound (MACH-1).
  • Yuri Garagin

    Yuri Garagin

    In 1961, the russian Yuri Garagin becomes the first human in space.
  • John Glenn

    John Glenn

    John glenn becomes the first american and the third human being to orbit the earth.
  • "Carl" Agar revolutionizes helicopter technology.

    "Carl" Agar revolutionizes helicopter technology.

    Carl Agar invented a new helicopter landing technique which revolutionized the way the world used helicopters. His technique is now a worldwide standard.
  • Neil J Armstrong

    Neil J Armstrong

    It was this Canadian who patented the helicopter hover sight, now a standard piece of technology around th world,
  • A canadian contribution to non-powered flight

    A canadian contribution to non-powered flight

    Julius Audette made this contribution in 1989. He broke the standing record and created several Canadian records, as he was the first man to break 9114 meters in a sailplane.
  • The Boeing 777

    The Boeing 777

    It was on this day that United Airlines decided to place a well known aircraft of today into circulation on the commercial market.
  • The modules are launched

    The modules are launched

    THe first two modules for the international space station are launched.
  • Hotel on the moon

    Hotel on the moon

    After all these years of studying flight, human beings will finally be able to savour the weightless feeling of the moon as they construct their own hotel.
  • The Completion of the International space station

    The Completion of the International space station

    The space station, after years of grueling work, is complete! It will now proceed to manage all affairs in space and become a sort of headquarters for lead astronauts.
  • Hoverboard

    Hoverboard

    Using a microscopic engine and theory of flight, humans now have their very own hover boards!