2006-10-08 20:15:40 · 19 answers · asked by sam m 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Wright Brothers
2006-10-08 20:17:23 · answer #1 · answered by Dr Dee 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
DaVinci of course!
He was thinking flight way before Montgolfier, Langley, or the Wright's.
I would say Otto Lilienthal was more of a god father to flight than the Wrights too. It was going to be done sooner or later, they just had a very good day on the Dunes that December. And history goes on to show that the Wrights really didn't make any great contribution other than wing warping to control flight. I think people like Burt Rutan, Kelly Johnson, and Werner Von Braun contributed far greater advancements to flight than the Wrights.
2006-10-09 16:33:23 · answer #2 · answered by citation X 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what side of the Atlantic you live on...
However, it is widely agreed that the Wright Brothers helped to
design the general flight mechanisms used to control flight and are still (although considerably modified) used today.
http://www.wright-brothers.org/History/Wright%20Story/wright%20story.htm
Therefore, the Godfather(s) of Modern Aircraft are Wilbur and Orville Wright. Without their keen insight in developing a steering mechanisms to better control flight, the modern aircraft would not exist to day. The are the Godfathers of modern aircraft.
2006-10-09 03:20:24 · answer #3 · answered by John Z 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kelly Johnson
http://www.wvi.com/~sr71webmaster/kelly1.htm
2006-10-09 03:29:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Wright Brothers are the God Fathers of aviation in general, but Kelly Johnson is the god fatheer of modern aviation
2006-10-09 13:26:12 · answer #5 · answered by Timothy B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Wright brothers first invented the aircraft. As of today, there are hundreds of airline companies operating in this world.
2006-10-09 03:21:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
B-52
2006-10-09 03:17:20 · answer #7 · answered by dalecollins64 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Orville and Wilbur Wright.
2006-10-09 05:17:27 · answer #8 · answered by Fadhl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wright brothers
Boeing is father
Airbus step child the most successful
2006-10-10 00:49:55 · answer #9 · answered by Eco-Savvy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mermoz
2006-10-09 03:18:12 · answer #10 · answered by HellsBells 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋