timeline flight By timeline flight Period: Oct 16, 1480 to Oct 19, 1911 timeline Oct 19, 1480 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 1490 Leonardo DaVinci's plan for a man-carrying ornithopter with flapping wings. Oct 19, 1783 montgolfier hot-air ballon In 1783 Montgolfier hot-air ballon. Oct 19, 1799 Sir George Cayley's plan for a fixed-wing aircraft Oct 19, 1843 The Aerial Steam Carriage, conceived by William Henson in 1843, was the first aircraft design to show propellers. Oct 19, 1874 Felix du Temple made the first attempt at manned flight in a powered aircraft. Oct 19, 1902 Workmen who built the Ezekiel Airship for the Reverend Burrell Cannon claimed to have made a flight in 1902. Oct 19, 1905 The 1905 Wright Flyer III was the first practical aircraft, capable of sustained flight and navigation. Oct 19, 1910 The Dunne flying wing, built and tested by the British in 1910, was the first top secret aircraft. Oct 19, 1911 In 1911, Harriet Quimby became the first licensed woman pilot in the United States.
