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The History of Flight

By MolonLabe
  • Leonardo Da Vinci's flying Machine
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    Leonardo Da Vinci's flying Machine

    In 1488 Leonardo Da Vinci designed the first flying machine. Though he never actually built it, it shows that the idea of flying has been around for centuries.
  • The first hot air balloon

    The first hot air balloon

    The Montgolfier brothers launched the first hot air balloon in Versailles. It was the first hot air balloon to be launched, so it was a huge jump in flight history.
  • The Wright brothers first flight

    The Wright brothers first flight

    This is the most famous advancement in flight. When the Wright brothers decided to build that plane, they didn't know that they would change the world forever.
  • The first plane used in war

    The first plane used in war

    During the Italo-Turkish War, the first plane was used in war when an Italian pilot made a one hour reconnaissance flight over enemy positions.
  • The first commercial flight

    The first commercial flight

    When the first commercial flight happened, traveling was reinvented. Just 11 years after the first plane flew, the booming industry is already shaping history into what it is now.
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    The first Transatlantic flight

    Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown became the first people who made a two day long nonstop flight over the Atlantic.
  • The Worlds first Helicopter

    The Worlds first Helicopter

    Igor Sikorsky designed, and built by the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Division of the United Aircraft Corporation, the world's first Helicopter takes flight.
  • The Air Force is established

    The Air Force is established

    Under President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Air force officially becomes a branch of the U.S. military.
  • First Animal in space

    First Animal in space

    Laika, the Soviet dog, was the first living creature in space, paving the way for future visits to space.
  • The first Human goes into space

    The first Human goes into space

    Yuri Gagarin, a cosmonaut, was the first human to go into space.
  • The Moon Landing

    The Moon Landing

    We did it! The U.S.A beat the Russians to the moon, forever cementing Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, and Neil Armstrong in history.
  • The International Space Station

    The International Space Station

    When the International Space Station (Or ISS for short) was launched, it ushered in a new age... the space age.