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Leonardo da Vinci of Italy drew plans and pictures of human - powered flight.
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On Novemeber 21, 1783 human flight was accomplished. A hotair balloon named "Montgolfier" flew an 8 km flight across Paris.It was made of linen bags and a fire on the bottom blowing the balloon up. (This was in France)
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January 1 equals Date not none
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(Jan 1 means unknown date) Sir George Cayley of England flew model gliders as a child. 40 years later, he made a bigger one to carry a small boy several meters above ground. In 1853, he built one to carry an adult, not much is known because no records were kept. (This was in England)
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(Jan 1 means unknown date) From a hill in Germany, Otto Lilienthat launched a glider who's flight could be controlled. It kind of looked like todays hang glider. The way to control it was to adjustyour weight, like riding a bicycle, but in the air. This was in Germany)
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(Jan 1 means unknown date) Orville and Wilber of the USA, built their own moter and propeller, where they were the first humans to truly fly. The plane (flyer 1) had 2 12 meter wings on each side of the "fusalage". The first flight lasted 12 seconds with the distance of 36.5 meters. (This was in USA)
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(1st = unknown number) The flying sausage was the first power-driven plane to be flown in Canada, at Dominion Park, Montreal. (This was in Canada
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F\Elizabeth MacGill was the first woman aircraft designer in the world. Her Maple Leaf Trainer was the first plane to be designed by a woman. It was tested on the date. (In Canada)
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W.R. Franks invents "G-Suits (anti-gravity suit ), designed to prevent pilots from passing out when they drive their planes. (Canadian)
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(Jan 1 means unknown date) "Sputnik" was the first artificial satilite that was launched into space. It was 84 kg and shaped like a metal sphere
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Neil Armstrong was the first human to ever land on the moon, he said "One small step for man, one giant leap for man kind"
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Only 259 kg of mass, Pionneer 10 took pictures of Jupitor and did scientific experiments. Perhaps it is best known as one of the few human made objects to leave our solar system. In 1983 it past the farthest known planet of our solar system, and is still travaling.
