| 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 |
The hot air balloon was developed by Montgolfier brothers and the first unmanned flight was made on September 19, 1783 in France. The first passengers were a sheep, a duck and a rooster and the flight lasted 8 minutes.
The first flight by Wright brothers was made on on December 17, 1903. The place was Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (USA). Orville Wright flew first making a 12-second flight and traveling 120 ft. They made 3 flights and the best was by Wilbur Wright which covered 255.6 m (852 ft) in 59 seconds.
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