1. History of Flight Before space travel

2. Wright Flyer 1903 What: 1 st successful Airplane Who: Orville and Wilbur Wright Where: Kitty Hawk North Carolina When: 12-17-1903 Solved mechanical flight, lift, Propulsion and control.

3. Ryan NYP “Spirit of Saint Louis” What: 1 st nonstop solo transatlantic flight. Who: Charles A. Lindbergh Where: Long Island to Paris When: May 21, 1927 “Lindbergh boom” – interest heightened for safe reliable mode of transportation.

4. Amelia Earhart 1 st women to cross the Atlantic by air in June 1928 1 st women to fly solo pilot in 1932 Aboard the 1st flight that successfully flew from California to Hawaii in January of 1935. Set off to circumnavigate the world in June 1937, but vanished in the Pacific.

5. “Glamorous Glennis” What: 1st aircraft to travel faster than the speed of sound. Who: Capt. Charles E Yeager Where: Altitude of 700 miles or 43,000 ft. When: October 14, 1947