History of Flight PDF

# HISTORY of FLIGHT Birds and insects have been flying for millions of years. Even some dinosaurs, like the pterodactyl, were able to fly. The inventions that humans have made to fly are relatively new! | Date | Event | Description | |---|---|---| | 5th century BCE | The kite | The kite, invented...

# HISTORY of FLIGHT Birds and insects have been flying for millions of years. Even some dinosaurs, like the pterodactyl, were able to fly. The inventions that humans have made to fly are relatively new! | Date | Event | Description | |---|---|---| | 5th century BCE | The kite | The kite, invented in China, was one of the first forms of human-made aircraft. | | 3rd century BCE | Paper lanterns | In China, paper lanterns were launched during festivals. | | 1783 | Hot air balloons | Hot air balloons became popular. The Montgolfier brothers demonstrated the first hot air balloon with passengers. | | 1846 | Sir George Cayley | Sir George Cayley made major scientific findings in the principles of flight. | | 1900 | Non-rigid airship | Brazilian Alberto Santos-Dumont flew a non-rigid airship (blimp) over Paris. | | 1903 | First controlled and sustained human flight | The Wright brothers manned the first controlled and sustained human flight in a plane. | | 1914-1918 | Planes in World War I | Planes were used in World War I. Manfred von Richthofen, also known as "The Red Baron," shot down 80 planes in air-to-air combat. | | 1939-1945 | Planes in World War II | Planes had a major role in World War II for strategic bombing. The first jet aircraft was flown in 1942. | | 1969 | Apollo 11 mission | Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first men to step foot on the moon in the Apollo 11 spacecraft. | | 2019 | Busiest day in aviation | July 24, 2019 was the busiest day ever in aviation. There were a total of 225,000 flights that day which includes helicopters, jets, private aircraft, and gliders. |