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China kites Back to Dates Kites were used by the Chinese in religious ceremonies. They built many colorful kites for fun. More sophisticated kites were used to test weather conditions. Kites have been important to the invention of flight as they were the forerunner to balloons and gliders Q:What was the date of the earliest written account of kite flying and what was it used for?

Leonardo da Vinci - The Ornithopter Back to Dates Leonardo da Vinci made the first real studies of flight in the 1480's. He had over 100 drawings that illustrated his theories on flight. The Ornithopter flying machine was never actually created. It was a design that Leonardo da Vinci created to show how man could fly. The modern day helicopter is based on this concept. Q: Did Leonardo da Vinci ever build the Ornithoper?

Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier- the First Hot Air Balloon Back to Dates The brothers, Joseph Michel and Jacques Etienne Montgolfier, were inventors of the first hot air balloon. They used the smoke from a fire to blow hot air into a silk bag. The silk bag was attached to a basket. The hot air then rose and allowed the balloon to be lighter-than-air. Q:What were the first passengers of the hot air balloon and how far did they fly? Q:When was the first manned flight.?

George Cayley Back to Dates Q:What do many consider George Cayley to be the first of? Q: by 1807 what did he realize about the shape of the wing?

Otto Lilienthal Back to Dates Q:What did his flights demonstrate? Q:How did he die?

Samuel P. Langley Back to Dates Q:What was aerodrome #4 launched off of?

Octave Chanute Back to Dates Q:What was the name of his published book and what was it about? Q:Who was he in association with and act as a basis for much of their experiments?

Orville and Wilbur Wright and the First Flight Back to Dates Q: When and where did the first flight take place? Q:How far was their first flight (distance and seconds)?

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