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Evolution of the Airplane

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  • Jan 1, 1400

    Ornithopters

    Ornithopters
    Video of ornithoptersPeople tried to imitate birds in order to fly. They built wings called ornithopters.
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Leonardo Da Vinci

    Leonardo Da Vinci
    Leonardo Da Vinci creates sketches of flying machines.

  • Lighter than air balloons

    Lighter than air balloons
    A few aeronauts made flights in lighter-than-air-balloons.

  • George Cayley

    George Cayley
    Designed the first successful glider airplane. He was also a pioneer of aeronautical engineering.

  • Samuel Pierpont Langley

    Samuel Pierpont Langley
    Samuel Pierpont Langley successfully flew a steam-powered plane.

  • Wright Brothers

    Wright Brothers
    Orville and Wilbur Wright make first successful flight.

  • Fred Wiseman

    Fred Wiseman
    First quasi-officla airmail flight made by Fred Wiseman when he carried 3 letters between Petaluma and Santa Rosa, California.

  • First nonstop flight across Atlantic

    First nonstop flight across Atlantic
    John Alcock and Arthur Brown land their airplane in Ireland, marking the first nonstop flight across the atlantic.

  • Future aircraft

    Future aircraft

  • Future Aircraft

    Future Aircraft
    Seats.

  • Future Aircraft

    Future Aircraft
    Airplane houses.