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Jan 25, 1260
Roger Bacon
a Franciscan monk in England , suggested that a person could sit in the middle of a " flying engine " which would move artificial wings made to beat the air . -
Jan 25, 1500
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci of Italy drew plans and pictures of human powered flight these plans included an "orinthoptor " that attached to a pilots back and drove two large flaps and a simple helicopter . he also invented the parachute , which enables humans to descend from great heights . -
Montgofier brothers
brothers Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier of France tested their hot air balloon through 8 km flight
across pairs they had discovered that a balloon made of linen bags filled with fire heated air had enough lift to Cary two people -
Sir George Clayey
1853 he made a glider that could hold a adult -
Otto Lilienthal
he was a fat man who was heavier than a air pilot so he made a way where you shift your weight to glide everywhere -
the Wright brothers
the Wright brothers were the first people to make a engine with gas
plane -
the Aerial Experiment Association
they were the first Canadian pilot s they flied the red wing whos they Alexander graham bell , john McCurdy , Casey Baldwin , glen curtess but Casey Baldwin was the first real pilot -
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Chuck Yeager
he made a really fast plane - faster than the speed of sound -
