History of flight Flashcards
that could fly in the air by the Chinese started humans’ thinking about flying. were used by the Chinese in religious ceremonies. It was also created on the 5th Century BC
Kite
In 852 CE For many centuries, humans have tried to fly just
like the birds. Wings made of feathers or light
weight wood have been attached to arms to test
their ability to fly. The results were often disastrous
as the muscles of the human arms are not likeabirds and can not move with the strength of a bird
Tower Jumping
15th Century CE Leonardo da Vinci made the first real studies of
flight in the 1480’s. He had over 100 drawings that
illustrated his theories on flight. The Ornithopter flying machine was never actuallycreated. It was a design that Leonardo da Vinci
created to show how man could fly. The modern dayhelicopter is based on this concept.
Ornithopter
in 1783
The brothers, Joseph Michel and Jacques EtienneMontgolfier, were inventors of the first hot air balloon. They used the smoke from a fire to blowhot air intoasilk bag.
Montgolfier Balloon
in 1792
worked to discover a way that mancouldfly. He designed many different versions of gliders thatused the movements of the body to control. A youngboy,whose name is not known, was the first to fly oneof hisgliders. Over 50 years he made improvements to the gliders. Hechanged the shape of the wings so that the air wouldflow over the wings correctly.
Sir George Cayley
1881-1896
German engineer, —————– , s tudiedaerodynamics and worked to design a glider that would fly. He was the first person to design a glider
that could fly a person and was able to fly longdistances.
Otto Lilienthal
in 1903 They decided to make”a small contribution” to the study of flight control
by twisting their wings in flight. Then they begantotest their ideas with a kite. They learned about howthe wind would help with the flight and howit
could affect the surfaces once up in the air.
Wright Brothers
The “Flyer” lifted from level ground to the northof
Big Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina, at —– a.m., on—–. Orville piloted the plane whichweighed about six hundred pounds
10:30 am on December 17, 1903
Finally, on —– Wilbur piloted the Flyer
III for –minutes and about —- miles of circles
around Huffman Prairie. He flew the first practical
airplane until it ran out of gas.
October 5, 1905, 39 minutes, 24 miles
