| If there is one word that is constantly being proved | | | | wish to fly from the earliest of civilization. |
| wrong throughout history, it is the word 'impossible'. | | | | Even after such failed endeavors, a nearly successful |
| Whenever a human mind thinks of something that | | | | attempt of flying is said to be of around the ninth |
| has never been done before, there are always a | | | | century. A Berber man took a short flight on his |
| number of people present to say that it is not | | | | gliding machine and landed back to that point. This |
| possible. Yet, from time to time, human intelligence | | | | can possibly be the earliest glider, but the landing was |
| has proved its superiority over human reasoning. Man | | | | more of a crash. The first recorded and credible |
| has been able to achieve nearly everything that a | | | | event of such flight is found in year 1010th when an |
| mind is able to imagine. The best example in this | | | | English monk Eilmer of Malmesbury flew about 200 |
| aspect is aviation. From the earliest endeavor of | | | | meters in his glider. |
| flying via huge birds' wings to the unrevealed secret | | | | In the 18th century, it was Leonardo Da Vinci who |
| flying machine in military bases, there is a plethora of | | | | created designs and illustrations that are said to be |
| moments which added a new wing in the flight of | | | | the major inspiration for what we see as modern |
| technological advancements. Moreover, the fantasy | | | | aviation. Da Vinci himself was a great believer in |
| of flying was not only limited to a certain class. | | | | human's ability to fly in flying machines. He designed |
| Today, everyone can enjoy the flight as well as | | | | many machines which very much resemble the |
| flying. Enthusiasts can choose to be air force pilots or | | | | airplanes and helicopters that we see today. |
| commercial pilots. Many training centers and schools | | | | The first modern flight was of Jean-Francois and |
| are offering training such as floatplane training and | | | | Francois Laurent in a hot air balloon. The concept of |
| float endorsement for leisure flyers. | | | | hot air flight was nearly a century old, but it was in |
| Aviation perhaps is one of the most amazing marvels, | | | | 1783 when these two gentlemen took the flight. The |
| yet it is also a very common mean of transportation. | | | | balloon later was enhanced as a steerable airship by |
| It is really interesting to see how this unbelievable | | | | Henri Giffard in 1852. |
| achievement turned into the business that it is today. | | | | Not much later in 1884, the French army made the |
| Supposedly, the very first successful attempt of | | | | first ever electric powered airship. The Airships were |
| making an object fly was the kite which was | | | | based on the "lighter than air" theory, which |
| invented in China during 200BC. However, a very | | | | suggested that an object lighter than air can float on |
| ancient myth Greek of Deadlus is also considered to | | | | the air like a ship on water. This was successfully |
| be taken from a real incident. It is said that Deadlus | | | | achieved by heating the air, yet the airships were |
| tried to imitate the flight of bird by using wax to | | | | short lived and fragile. The new century brought a |
| stick large wings to his body. The authenticity of this | | | | newer concept that was heavier than air flight, but |
| myth is debatable, yet it clearly does define man's | | | | that is a whole new chapter in history of aviation. |