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  • First Kites
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    First Kites

    Chinese philosophers Mozi and Lu Ban created the first kites.
  • Leonardo Da Vinci
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    Leonardo Da Vinci

    Leo wanted to create a flying machine, so he made the ornithopter, a device with flapping wings.
  • Joseph and Etienne Mongolfier

    Joseph and Etienne Mongolfier

    The two brothers invented the first hot air balloon, which went up 3000 feet.
  • Geroge Cayley

    Geroge Cayley

    In 1804, George Cayley flew his first successful glider.
  • Otto Lilienthal

    Otto Lilienthal

    Otto was the first person who made successful flights repeatedly without a powered airplane.
  • First Powered Airplane

    First Powered Airplane

    Inspired by Lilienthal, the Wright brothers created the first powered airplane.
  • Paul Cornu

    Paul Cornu

    Paul Cornu was a French inventor who created the first successful manned helicopter.
  • Curtis Seaplane

    Curtis Seaplane

    The Curtiss flying boat has been used by the navy for a long time.
  • Charles Lindbergh

    Charles Lindbergh

    IN 1927, he completed the first solo flight across the Atlantic.
  • Amelia Earhart

    Amelia Earhart

    In 1928, she became the first woman to fly a passenger over the Atlantic.

  • First Pilot to break Sound Barrier

    In 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in a plane.
  • Gossamer Albatross

    Gossamer Albatross

    Albatross was a man powered plane built by MacCready and flown by Bryan Allen

  • NASA Aerovironment Pathfinder

  • International Space Station

    International Space Station

    The first model of the ISS, Zarya, was launched into orbit.