Flight

By KeeleyW
  • 1000 BCE

    Around 1000 BCE in China

    The discovery of the kite that could fly in the air by the Chinese started people thinking about flying.
  • Period: 1000 BCE to

    Flight from 1000 BCE to current

  • Leonardo Da Vinci's Ornithopter
    Jan 1, 1485

    Leonardo Da Vinci's Ornithopter

    The Ornithopter was never actually created. It was just a design to show how man could fly.

  • First Hot Air Balloon

    In 1783, Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier invented the first hot air balloon.
  • Langley's Aerodome

    Langley's Aerodome

    Samuel Langley built a model of plane. He called it an Aerodrome. Langley's Aerodrome included a steam-powered engine. In 1891, his model flew for 3/4 of a mile then ran out of fuel. Langley than received a $50,000 grant to build a full-sized aerodrome. The Aerodrome ended up being too heavy and it crashed. Langley was very disappointed and gave up trying to fly.
  • One of Lilienthal's Gliders

    One of Lilienthal's Gliders

    Otto Lilienthal was a German engineer that studied aerodynamics and worked to design a glider that would fly. In 1891, Otto became the first person to design a glider that could fly a person and could fly long distances.
  • The Wright Brothers and the first Airplane

    The Wright Brothers and the first Airplane

    The brothers started their research in 1894 using a published copy of "Progress in Flying Machines". By 1902, the brothers had created a perfect glider shape and were ready to start work on a propulsion system. Then, on October 5, 1905, Wilbur Wright piloted the Flyer for 39 minutes. This event marks the day humankind was first able to fly.
  • First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic

    First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic

    Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo and non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean.
  • First Flight to the Moon

    First Flight to the Moon

    Apollo 11 was the first space craft used to take humans to the moon.