| Contents | History Of Flight |
The Jet Engine |
Control In The Air |
Light Aircraft |
Vertical Take-off |
Helicopters |
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| Throughout time, people have longed to be able
to fly like birds. There are many legends of human fliers and "birdmen".
One of the most famous inventors of all time was the Italian, Leonardo da Vinci
(1452-1519). He designed many machines including flying machines, which relied
on flapping wings. However this type of human powered flight has shown to be
impossible. |
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| 1. The Wright Brothers: Made the first flight in 1903 on a suitable
beach on America's east coast with a steady wind. |
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2. Bleriot XI: Was the first cross channel flight, on the 25th July
1909 by Frenchman Louis Bleriot. Travelling from France to England at 72kph. |
| 3. Fokker Triplane: The German "Red Baron" Manfred von Richthofen shot
down 80 enemy planes making one of the greatest fighter pilots of World War 1. |
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4. Vickers Vimy: The first non-stop flight across the Atlantic was on the 15
July 1919 piloted by John Alcock and navigated by Arthur Brown. |
| 5. The Spirit Of St Louis: The first non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic
was by Charles Lindenberg, on 20-21 May 1927. He flew a modified Ryan M2 monoplane
taking 33 hour. |
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