timeline flight

By timeline flight
  • Period: Oct 16, 1480 to

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  • Oct 19, 1480

    Leonardo da Vinci made the first real studies of flight in the 1480's.

    Leonardo da Vinci made the first real studies of flight in the 1480's.
  • Oct 16, 1490

    the first plan for a man carrying flying machine

    the first plan for a man carrying flying machine
    1490 Leonardo DaVinci's plan for a man-carrying ornithopter with flapping wings.

  • montgolfier hot-air ballon

    montgolfier hot-air ballon
    In 1783 Montgolfier hot-air ballon.

  • Sir George Cayley's plan for a fixed-wing aircraft

    Sir George Cayley's plan for a fixed-wing aircraft

  • The Aerial Steam Carriage, conceived by William Henson in 1843, was the first aircraft design to show propellers.

    The Aerial Steam Carriage, conceived by William Henson in 1843, was the first aircraft design to show propellers.

  • Felix du Temple made the first attempt at manned flight in a powered aircraft.

    Felix du Temple made the first attempt at manned flight in a powered aircraft.

  • Workmen who built the Ezekiel Airship for the Reverend Burrell Cannon claimed to have made a flight in 1902.

    Workmen who built the Ezekiel Airship for the Reverend Burrell Cannon claimed to have made a flight in 1902.

  • The 1905 Wright Flyer III was the first practical aircraft, capable of sustained flight and navigation.

    The 1905 Wright Flyer III was the first practical aircraft, capable of sustained flight and navigation.

  • The Dunne flying wing, built and tested by the British in 1910, was the first top secret aircraft.

    The Dunne flying wing, built and tested by the British in 1910, was the first top secret aircraft.

  • In 1911, Harriet Quimby became the first licensed woman pilot in the United States.

    In 1911, Harriet Quimby became the first licensed woman pilot in the United States.