How Did Humans First Learn to Fly?
In short: From myth and sketches to balloons, gliders, the Wright Flyer and the jet age: how human flight was learned one tested step at a time.
A 2:11 short film in the series “How Did…?”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Smithsonian Magazine (Smithsonian Institution), “This Odd Early Flying Machine Made History but Didn't Have the Right Stuff”; HISTORY (A&E Television Networks), history.com 'This Day in History', “Men fly over Paris in hot air balloon | November 21, 1783 | HISTORY”; EBSCO (EBSCOhost Research Starters), “First Manned Balloon Flight | History | Research Starters | EBSCOhost”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Otto Lilienthal | Aviation pioneer, Glider flights, Flight experiments | Britannica”; Smithsonian Magazine (Smithsonian Institution), “How the Wright Brothers Took Flight”; Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, “The Jet Age”.
Sources used in this film
- Smithsonian Magazine (Smithsonian Institution) — This Odd Early Flying Machine Made History but Didn't Have the Right Stuff · View →
- HISTORY (A&E Television Networks), history.com 'This Day in History' — Men fly over Paris in hot air balloon | November 21, 1783 | HISTORY · View →
- EBSCO (EBSCOhost Research Starters) — First Manned Balloon Flight | History | Research Starters | EBSCOhost · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Otto Lilienthal | Aviation pioneer, Glider flights, Flight experiments | Britannica · View →
- Smithsonian Magazine (Smithsonian Institution) — How the Wright Brothers Took Flight · View →
- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum — The Jet Age · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Smithsonian Magazine (Smithsonian Institution): This Odd Early Flying Machine Made History but Didn't Have the Right Stuff
- Also: HISTORY (A&E Television Networks), history.com 'This Day in History': Men fly over Paris in hot air balloon | November 21, 1783 | HISTORY
- Also: EBSCO (EBSCOhost Research Starters): First Manned Balloon Flight | History | Research Starters | EBSCOhost
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Otto Lilienthal | Aviation pioneer, Glider flights, Flight experiments | Britannica
- Also: Smithsonian Magazine (Smithsonian Institution): How the Wright Brothers Took Flight
- Also: The Jet Age
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