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- Aviation history (39698 bytes)
3: ...[The Bible]]. Nevertheless, it exemplifies man's desire to fly.
5: ...rping the planes' wings ([[Wright brothers]]). Modern planes are controlled by [[computer]]s, which c...
9: ...opter_leonardo1.jpg|thumb|left|200 px| da Vinci's Ornithopter body ]]
11: ...opter_leonardo2.jpg|thumb|left|200 px| da Vinci's Ornithopter wings ]]
15: ... also sketched designs for a helicopter, but this design would not have flown. - Louis Bleriot (3099 bytes)
5: ...intended to fly by flapping its wings. Like other ornithopters before, this experiment failed, but he continued...
8: ...ériot began to build and fly aircraft of his own design.
11: As lightweight engines became available, he developed planes with various configurations ranging...
14: ...d worrying the British, who felt that they had suddenly become vulnerable to air attack.
16: [[Image:Louis_Bleriot_accident.jpg|thumb|270px|Wreckage of Blériot's plane, R... - Montgolfier brothers (3356 bytes)
5: ...the bags exploded and caused several severe third degree burns. This led them to cry and yell at the f...
7: ...of an 18 m³ silk bag, which reached an altitude of 250 m.
9: ...km, lasted 10 minutes, and had an estimated altitude of 1600 - 2000 m.
11: ...red on the top of the balloon, but the animals landed more or less safely. It flew for all of eight mi...
13: ... (12 or 14 according to Montgolfier), to an altitude of 26 m. - Aircraft (13315 bytes)
15: ... use a spinning rotor (a ''rotary wing'') to provide both lift and thrust. The abbreviation [[VTOL]] i...
18: ...n particular, these aircraft use a relatively low density gas such as [[helium]], [[hydrogen]] or heat...
24: Below, we describe classifications by design, propulsion and usage.
29: ====By design====
33: A first division by design among aircraft is between lighter-than-air, '... - Flight (3194 bytes)
11: ...[[flying lizard]]s which employ their unusually wide, flattened rib-cages to the same end. Flying snak...
13: ...y evolved this ability to help them escape from underwater predators.
15: ...g [[penguin]]s have adapted their wings for use under water. Most small flightless birds are native to...
18: Among living animals that fly, the [[wandering albatross]] has the greatest wingspan, up to ...
36: * [[Descent (aircraft)|Descent]]
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