Incomplete Design: The Early Quest for Manned Flight Group 1 Skylur Jameson Peter Lheureux Marc Driscolli Rob Wong

The Beginning Early engineers used abbreviated design process Kites, gliders, balloons Different goals were set “Flight” vs. “Free, sustainable, & controllable flight” Trial and Error concept had many obstacles & limited success Health concerns and dedication Wright brothers would design procedure to refine concepts Included synthesis and analysis of design Creative and logical 17 December 1903 achieved and sustain flight

Lighter-than-Air Crafts Chinese conducted first flight missions Leonardo Da Vinci designed aircrafts & helicopters Joseph-Michel & Jacques-Etienne Montgolfer’s hot air balloon Jacques Charles launched first hydrogen balloon August 17, 1783 & with passengers on September 19, 1783 Pilatre de Rozier and Marquis d’Analandes had first free flight in a hot-air balloon. Rozier became first casualty in manned flight Balloons became very important for travel & other features Propellers, engines, and frames added to balloon concept Airships became new craze Provided quick and safe transportation Hindenburg ended the airship era

Heavier-than-Air Craft Late nineteenth century brought attention to manned gliders & airplanes Otto Lilienthal’s writings were foundation for aeronautics Aviation Pioneers: Gustav Lilienthal, P.S. Pilcher, Felix du Temple, Alexander Mozhaiski, and Clement Ader Samuel Langley was a central figure in the early 1900’s