Beginning of Aviation

  • Kite is invented in China.
    1000 BCE

    Kite is invented in China.

  • Leonardo da Vinci designs flying machines and parachute.
    1485

    Leonardo da Vinci designs flying machines and parachute.

  • Jacques Alexandre César Charles and M.N. Robert fly in a hydrogen balloon.

    Jacques Alexandre César Charles and M.N. Robert fly in a hydrogen balloon.

  • Orville and Wilbur Wright make first powered, sustained, and controlled flight in a heavier-than-air flying machine.

    Orville and Wilbur Wright make first powered, sustained, and controlled flight in a heavier-than-air flying machine.

  • Alberto Santos-Dumont makes first successful powered flight in Europe.

    Alberto Santos-Dumont makes first successful powered flight in Europe.

  • Amelia Earhart is the first woman to fly a solo non-stop trans-Atlantic flight.

    Amelia Earhart is the first woman to fly a solo non-stop trans-Atlantic flight.