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Sep 15, 1000
B.C Kite invented in China
Chiniese make the first inovation which will lead to the invention of the flying machine -
Jan 3, 1496
First Flying Machine Tested by Da Vinci
Leonardo Da Vinci tests his model for a flying machine -
Fransesco de Lana Terzi designs lighter than air ship
Air ships would be the main air trasportation for decades -
Bartolomeu Laurenço de Gusmao designs model glider
Gliders were the gateway to planes -
Jean François Pilâtre de Rozier and Marquis d'Arlandes make the first flight in a hot air balloon
These two men make the first free air flight by a human -
Jean François de Rozier and Pierre Romain are the first flying fatalities.
First fatalities due to flying -
André Jacques Garnerin makes the first human parachute descent, from a balloon.
Parachutes make airtravel much safer because even if the plane goes down you can still survive -
George Kayley's biplane design is published
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Wilbur Wright is born
Wilbur and Orrvile Wright will make the first airplane. -
Orrville Wright is born
Wilbur and Orrvile Wright will make the first airplane. -
Samuel P. Langely designs succesful steam flying machine models
Many people thought steam powered flight was the future -
Wright Bros make first flight
The brothers make the first sustained controlled flight in a heavier than air machine -
First crossing of the English Channel by Louis Blériot
Louis makes first crossing of the English Channel in a lighter than aircraft -
Charles Lindberg makes flight across Atlantic
Lindberg made the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic -
Frank Whittle invents jet engine
The jet engine revolutionized flight -
"Chuck" Yeager breaks sound barrier in plane
This was the fastest anyone had gone in mid air -
Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin first man in space
He was the first man ever to orbit the earth in a spacecraft -
Space shuttle Columbia launched
This was the first reusable space shuttle. Previously, shuttles would lose parts during flight and the remaning part would crash into the ocean with crew inside. -
Terrorist crash planes into WTC
This halted air travel for weeks after the event -
Boeing Dreamliner makes first flight
This plane was revolutionary because of its use of carbonfibre material -
Last flight made by USA space station
The final flight to space was made on this day. -
Drones used in Air Force squadron for first time
Drones and regular aircraft will be used in same squadron for first time -
Falcon 7X breaks speed record
Falcon 7x becomes the fastest aircraft