1. The History of Air Travel
I believe I can fly!
By Conor O'Sullivan

2. The Wright Brothers & The First Plane
The Wright Brothers first plane was actually a glider;
The Wright Brothers didn't have an advanced way to turn left or right.

3. First Air plane 1903 Orvelle Wright became the first person to achieve
controlled power flight. He stayed up in the air for 12 seconds.
UPS!!

4. Timeline 1903 1939 1783 1927 1976 First air plane Flight by the Wright
Brothers
1939
First helicopter
Flown by Igor Sikorsky.
1783
First air balloon
Flight – Montgolfier
Brothers.
1927
Charles Lindbergh
Flew non-stop across
America.
1976
Concorde made its first commercial
flight travelling at
twice the speed of
Sound.

5. The Helicopter
The first practical idea of a human carrying helicopter was first conceived by Leonardo da Vinci in the 15th century.
Igor Sikorsky pioneered the first helicopter in 1939.
The Bell helicopter was the first helicopter to be licensed for use in the US in 1946.

6. The Concorde
The Concorde was a passenger air plane that could fly at twice the speed of sound.
The Concorde began flying with passengers in 1976 but could only take 100 people plus crew.
Only 16 aircraft were ever built.
In July 2000 a Concorde crashed near Paris and 113 people were killed. In 2003 the last Concorde flights took place.
Most Concorde air planes are now kept in museums.

7. Some Interesting Flying Facts for You!
On average, every day, more than 8 million people fly.
80% of people report being afraid of flying.

8. More Interesting Facts
Only 5% of the the worlds population have ever travelled by plane.
There are about 20,000 aeroplanes in the world.
WOW!!

9. Finally
Thank you all for watching and listening to my project about air travel.
I hope you found it interesting!