Invention | Year | Inventor |
---|---|---|
Aeroplane | 1903 | Orville and Wilbur Wright |
Airship (non-rigid) | 1852 | Henri Giffard |
Airship (rigid) | 1900 | G.F. vonZeppelin |
Hot air balloon | 1783 | Jacques and Joseph Montgolfier |
Gliders | 1853 | Sir George Cayley |
Helicopter | 1924 | Etienne Oehmichen |
Hovercraft | 1955 | Christopher Cockerrell |
Jet Engine | 1937 | Sir Frank Whittle |
Parachute | 1797 | AJ Garnerin |
Rocket | 1926 | Robert Goddard |