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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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