2006-09-24 23:01:21 · 10 answers · asked by Katie 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
The Wright brothers, Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 - January 30, 1948) and Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867 - May 30, 1912), are generally credited with making the first controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight on December 17, 1903. In the two years afterward, they developed their flying machine into the world's first practical fixed-wing aircraft, along with many other aviation milestones.
2006-09-24 23:09:39 · answer #1 · answered by spn 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry Peep's You Are All Wrong It Was Icarus, I Know Technically He Was The First Man To Fly And Not Exactly A Pilot But Then To Him It Was Rocket Science So I Vote Icarus as First Pilot.
2006-09-25 10:33:25 · answer #2 · answered by Paul R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In 1849 Sir George Cayley's glider flew at least twice with an unknown 10 year old boy at the column. The first adult flew his glider in 1853 across Brompton Dale but again the pilot is only speculated to be his butler. The Wrights were just the first to make an engine-powered machine work.
2006-09-25 08:52:49 · answer #3 · answered by Drewpie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ballooning: On 21 November 1783, the first free flight by humans was made by Pilâtre de Rozier and the marquis d'Arlandes, who flew aloft for 25 minutes about 100 metres above Paris for a distance of nine kilometres.
2006-09-25 06:15:07 · answer #4 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
SPLATT is correct.
And to clear up any other misconceptions, the first manned, controlled powered flight was in a dirigible (Giffard with steam in 1852, Haenlein with a gas engine in 1872, and Renard & Krebs with an electric motor in 1884.)
Airplanes were late on the scene, since they required a more efficient and powerful engine to both move them forward and to create lift.
2006-09-25 23:30:28 · answer #5 · answered by Boomer Wisdom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wilbur Wright?
2006-09-27 10:58:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The wright brothers. Ihave a relative that had a license signed by his instructor-orville
2006-09-28 17:22:36 · answer #7 · answered by pilot123 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well...do you mean successful or the first one to think of jumping off a cliff with "wings" and "fly"? if you mean sucessful, the Wright Brothers. If you mean the other kind...who knows
2006-09-25 09:56:28 · answer #8 · answered by flpdog3 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
obviously wright brothers!
2006-09-25 07:07:43 · answer #9 · answered by anand p 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
maybe wright people
2006-09-25 06:03:38 · answer #10 · answered by arveen paria arasuk 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋