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Early flights:
Sir George Cayley built and flew a model glider that looked like this in 1804. He was the first to identify the characteristics that act on a flying machine; weight, lift, thrust, and drag.

He later, in 1853, built a larger version that successfully flew with a man on board.

Meanwhile, influenced by Cayley's work, William Samuel Henson built a steam powered craft which was able to fly a very short distance inside the hanger. It did not fly around the countryside like the painting depicts.

The Albatross was a glider conceived by Jean-Marie Le Bris, a French sea captain. The wheels were jettisoned after lifting off, in 1856 he managed a flight of 660 feet, climbing to 330 feet. Takeoff speed was accomplished by being pulled by a horse drawn buggy. Hand and foot controls were connected to the wing and tail. This 1868 photo is the first photo ever taken of a flying machine.

Another French experimenter, engineer Victor Tatin built an unmanned aircraft powered by compressed air. It successfully lifted off and flew, flying around in circles, tethered to a pole in 1879. This is the first recorded aircraft to take off under its own power.

 

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