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    The document traces the history of flight from the first hot air balloon in 1783 to the development of passenger airliners. It describes key milestones like the first manned flight by the Wright brothers in 1903, Lindbergh's first solo transatlantic flight in 1927, the use of planes in World War II, and the introduction of the Boeing 747 and Concorde supersonic airliner in the 1970s.

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    The document traces the history of flight from the first hot air balloon in 1783 to the development of passenger airliners. It describes key milestones like the first manned flight by the Wright brothers in 1903, Lindbergh's first solo transatlantic flight in 1927, the use of planes in World War II, and the introduction of the Boeing 747 and Concorde supersonic airliner in the 1970s.

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    The document traces the history of flight from the first hot air balloon in 1783 to the development of passenger airliners. It describes key milestones like the first manned flight by the Wright brothers in 1903, Lindbergh's first solo transatlantic flight in 1927, the use of planes in World War II, and the introduction of the Boeing 747 and Concorde supersonic airliner in the 1970s.

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    The History of

    Flight
    • People flew for the first time in
    1783.
    • Two French brothers (Joseph-
    Michel and Jacques-Etienne
    Montgolfier) built the first hot
    air balloon out of cloth and
    paper.
    • They lit a fire under the
    balloon. Hot air is lighter than
    cold air so it lifted the balloon
    off the ground.
    • The first people to try a hot air
    balloon ride flew over Paris for
    25 minutes.

    Hot air balloons 1783


    • Balloons only travel in the
    direction the wind took them
    in.
    • In 1852, Henri Giffard hung a
    steam engine under the
    balloon.
    • This turned a propeller so the
    balloon, or airship, could be
    steered in any direction.

    Airships 1852
    • Wilbur and Orville Wright
    made kites and gliders.
    • They went to the seaside,
    where it was windy, to fly
    them.
    • In 1902 the Wright brothers
    tested their gliders over the
    sandy slopes of Kitty Hawk
    in North Carolina.
    • Gliders are aeroplanes with
    no engines.
    • Once they knew how to fly
    gliders, they wanted to build a
    plane with an engine that
    would stay in the air longer
    than a glider.

    The Wright brothers 1902


    • In 1903 the Wright brothers did
    something no-one had ever
    done before.
    • They built a plane called Flyer.
    • It was made of fabric stretched
    over a wooden frame.
    • Then they made their own
    engine and propellers for it.
    • On 14th December 1903,
    Wilbur tried to fly it, but it
    crashed.
    • Three days later, Orville tried.
    • The plane rose into the air and
    FLEW! (for 12 seconds)
    • This was the first ever flight.

    The Wright brothers 1903


    Flyer
    After the Wright brothers there
    were many more attempts at
    flying. Planes were becoming
    more advanced, reliable and
    could travel further.

    On 20th May 1927 Charles


    Lindbergh took off from
    Roosevelt Field near New York
    City for the first non-stop flight
    across the Atlantic ocean.

    Flying across the Atlantic


    Ocean 1927
    • During World War II,
    aircraft became more
    and more advanced
    and aviation once
    again made huge
    leaps.
    • Planes were first used
    to spy on the enemy.
    • Then they were used
    to drop bombs. Sadly,
    many people died
    during the air raids.

    World War II
    (1939-1945)
    • Air travel was
    becoming more
    popular and planes
    needed to be bigger.

    • On 22nd January 1970


    the first Boeing 747
    entered service on Pan
    Am’s “New York –
    London” route.

    Passenger airliners 1970


    • In 1976 the fastest aircraft the
    world has ever known took
    it’s first commercial flight.
    • It could cross the Atlantic
    Ocean in 3 ½ hours.
    • In 2003 it was retired from
    service after safety concerns.

    Concorde 1976

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