Kayla Johansen Annie Trojacek Introduction to Engineering and Design September 2012
Infatuated with flying Studied birds Mocked birds
Glider Ornihopter Helicopter Parachute
Samuel Pierpont Langley Model with combustion engine Prototype
Dayton, Ohio Owners of bicycle repair shop 1903 in North Carolina Success “No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris... [because] no known motor can run at the requisite speed for four days without stopping.” - Orville Wright
Large improvements Quick production Large military use Metal Plane: Junkers J4
Charles Lindbergh New York to Paris “The Spirit of St. Louis”
Atlantic Ocean Amelia Earhart Wales landing National Geographic Award in 1932 for solo flight Ireland 1928
’s 1969
B2 Bomber Stealth Bomber Spirit Bomber Northrop Grumman
Solar powered plane 24 hour flight
“The airplane stays up because it doesn't have the time to fall.” – Orville Wright
The wright brothers biography page. (n.d.). Retrieved from Airplane timeline. (n.d.). Retrieved from Leonardo da vinci flying machine - the flight of genius. (2009, June 02). Retrieved from biography.com/leonardo-da-vinci-flying-machine.html Wwi. (n.d.). Retrieved from 5G1.htm (n.d.). Retrieved from Johansen, P. (2012, September 18). Personal interview.