1. Airplanes Past and Present Created By: Samuel Westbrook

2. Brief History The concept of flying has only been around for about 2 centuries. The first attempts to fly where unsuccessful. They use to attach feathers to their arm. But the first successful air flight was in a hot air balloon.

3. The First Flight The first flight was in a hot Air balloon. The Hot air Balloon was made in 1783.

4. The First Airplane The first airplane that was flown was a glider. A glider is a non-motorized flying machine. These planes are extremely hard to control.

5. The Wright Brother’s The Wright brother’s Orville ( August 19, 1871- January 30 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867- May 30, 1912). These men were credited with inventing the first successful airplane and making it sustain and powered heavier – than – air human flight on December 17 1903.

6. 1904 A flight changing paper was written by Ludwig Prandtl. The concept of a fixed “boundary layer” describe in paper.

7. How does airplanes make life simpler ? Being able to get on a plane can cut down commuting time. It also can cover more space faster.

8. Is This Way of Travel Eco-Friendly ? Airplane’s use a lot of gas but cars use more. The amount of cars that drive compared to the amount of planes that fly cars use about 2 to 3 times more gas.

9. The Changes of Airplanes Airplanes look different from the old models compared to the new models. the airplanes now are faster more safe and can be better controlled.

10. Is it a Safe Way to Travel ? Flying in a plane is the safest way to travel. More people die in car crashes then in Airplane crashes.

11. Bibliography www.library.thinkquest.org = History of Airplanes www.library.thinkquest.org www.ezineartclies.com = History of Airplanes www.ezineartclies.com www.greatachievments.org = Airplane Timeline www.greatachievments www. science.howstuffworks.com = How Airplanes Work www.wright-brothers.org = A history of the Airplane www.wright-brothers.org