Timeline: History of "Flight"

400

Archytas of Tarentum is reported to have made a steam-propelled pigeon.

400 B.C.E.
Archytas of Tarentum is reported to have made a steam-propelled pigeon.

Oct 19, 1000

Kite invented in china

1000 B.C.E.
Kite is invented in China.

Oct 19, 1250

Roger Bacon, English cleric, writes about mechanical flight.

1250 A.D.
Roger Bacon, English cleric, writes about mechanical flight.

Oct 19, 1485

1485-1500 Leonardo da Vinci designs flying machines and parachute.

1485-1500
Leonardo da Vinci designs flying machines and parachute.

Oct 19, 1670

Francesco de Lana Terzi publishes a design for lighter-than-air ship.

1670
Francesco de Lana Terzi publishes a design for lighter-than-air ship.

Oct 19, 1681

Giovanni Borelli, Italian mathematician, concludes human muscle is inadequate for flight.

1680
Giovanni Borelli, Italian mathematician, concludes human muscle is inadequate for flight.

Oct 20, 1709

Bartolomeu Laurenço de Gusmao designs model glider.

1709
Bartolomeu Laurenço de Gusmao designs model glider.

Aug 19, 1871

the wright brothers

The Wright brothers, Orville (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were two American brothers, inventors, and aviation pioneers who are credited[1][2][3] with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903. From 1905 to 1907, the brothers developed their flying machine into the first practical fixed-wing aircraft. Although not the fir

Oct 22, 1922

the first lady who flew an airplane

Amelia Earhart
On October 22, 1922, she flew her plane to 14,000 feet—the world altitude record for female pilots. On May 15, 1923, Amelia Earhart became the 16th woman to be issued a pilot's license by the world governing body for aeronautics, The Federation Aeronautique.

Mar 2, 2022