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1000 BCE
Chinese Kites
In 1000 B.C. it is documented that the Chinese used kites -
852 BCE
King Tries to Fly
English King Bladud is reportedly killed after trying to fly -
1485
Leonardo DaVinci's Flying Machine
Leonardo DaVinci drew drafts for the first flying machine -
Model Glider
Bartolomeu de Gusmao designs a model glider -
Biplane
George Cayley designs a biplane and publishes it -
Biplane Glider
Otto Lilienthal flies a biplane glider -
Wright Brothers' Plane
The Wright Brothers invent the first working plane. -
First working plane in New Zealand
A plane much like the Wright Brothers' plane is created by Richard Pearse and flies in New Zealand -
First Successful European Flight
The first successful European plane made by Alberto Santos-Dumont flies in 1906. -
New Zealand Glider
In 1911 Kiwi Aviator George Bolt, age 18, flies a glider from the Cashmere Hills. -
Trans-Atlantic Flight
In 1927 Charles Lindbergh conducts the first transatlantic flight with his plane the Spirit of St Louis. -
First Jet Engine
In 1930 Frank Whittle invents the jet engine -
First Woman flies across Atlantic
Amelia Earhart is the first woman to conduct a solo transatlantic flight. -
Jet-Propelled Aircraft
In 1939 Germany invents the first jet-propelled aircraft, the Heinkel He 178. -
Speed of Sound
In 1947 pilot, Charles Yeager flies the first aircraft to break the sound barrier -
Moon Landing
Space Mission, Apollo 11 is the first ever to land on the moon.
