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the Hot-air balloon
Montgolfier brothers was born in france.
in 1783 he invented the Hot-air balloon It was the first machine to carry a person into the air -
the airship
Ahenry giffard was born in .U.S.A.
The airship they did in 1852
Airships were pushed forward by propellers and they were a popular means of transport in the early 20th century -
the gliders
Otto Lilienthal was born in berlin (alemania)
He invented the gliders in in 1890
the first aircraft with wings were gilders -
the powered aeroplane
Wright brothers were born in .U.S.A.
the powered aeroplane they made in 1903
Their plane was driven by a very light petrol engine that they designed and built themselves because the other engines that were available were too heavy -
the helicopters
Igor Sikorsky was born in Russia.
He did the helicopters in 1939 They lifted vertically, and had two blades that turned in opposite directions -
the jet airliner
airliner companies is in United kingdom
He did the jet airliner in in 1949 Jet engines suck air in at the front and eject it at the back at a very high speed and as the air goes backwards, the engine and the aircraft are thrust forwards -
the supersonic airliner
airliner companies is in United kingdom
The supersonic airliner was invented in in 1969
Flew for the first time at twice the speed of sound, reaching a speed of 1600 km/h and crossing the Atlantic from New York to London in less than three hours -
the airbus 380
in 2005
airbus companies he did the airbus 380
airbus companies he did in 2005
is currently the world's largest passenger plane.it can carry 555 passengers on 2 decks