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2. The Idea of Flight Origin of man’s desire to fly unknown Early legends of men strapping wings to the arms and jumping off towers Earliest know aircraft built by man – kite Made around 5 th Century B.C in China Angel Peralta

3. The Renaissance Most notable was Leonardo da Vinci Studies on bird flight and aerodynamics Wrote and sketched many designs for man powered flying machines Angel Peralta One of Leonardo’s Sketches

4. Lighter than Air 1783 was the year for balloon aviation Between June and December five aviation firsts achieved in France In October the first manned flights were made In 1884 the first controlled Angel Peralta

5. Heavier than Air Throughout the 1800s fixed-wing designs were made Steam powered machines were thought of in the mid-1800s Félix du Temple achieved liftoff under the machines own power People thought steam power was too unreliable Angel Peralta

6. The Wright Brothers The Wright Brothers first built gliders Made their own designs Built their own internal combustion engine Achieved historic flight on December 17, 1903 Angel Peralta

7. Military Use As soon as planes were made, military was involved Italy was first to use the plane for armed forces Used for bombing and reconnaissance It wasn’t long before planes were shooting each other Angel Peralta

8. World War II World War II had lots of aircraft advancements Improved design, helicopters were in production The Nazis devolved the first jet fighters Angel Peralta

9. Postwar After the war commercial transport increased The first jet airliners were made Mass commercial transport increased Dubbed the Jet Age Angel Peralta

10. Supersonic In October 1947 the sound barrier was broken In the 1960s the “Blackbird” became the fastest manned aircraft It had a speed of over 1,000 mph Angel Peralta

11. Present The 21 st century had no design revolutions Instead it saw electronic improvements and material technologies Unmanned aircraft are in further development Angel Peralta

12. In Closing Kites-Earliest know aircraft Leonardo designed flying machines Wright Brothers fly powered aircraft first Military used aircraft for combat Germany developed the first jet fighters After World War II commercial Jet transport was available Angel Peralta