1. 1. A BRIEF HISTORY OF AVIATION BYMADHAV SUDARSHAN
2. 2. History of Aviation Aircraft have been around for a century, but aviation has beenaround for more than 2000 years. Ideas for flying vehicles were being thought of during the Ramayanaperiod. Leonardo da Vinci, made many model aircraft that didnt fly. Heintroduced lighter-than air flight.Pushpaka Vimana Leonardo da Vinci
3. 3. Lighter than air vehicles Lighter-than air vehicles, at first used hot air but started usinghydrogen because it is lighter than air. But hydrogen is highlyexplosive and can be triggered by just a spark. On May 6th 1937, Hindenburg a hydrogen airship exploded andcrashed on landing in New Jersey. Nowadays, airships use helium which is an inert gas. Hindenburg
4. 4. Hindenburg Disaster
5. 5. The first flight The Wright brothers, Wilbur and Orville, made the first successful heavier than air aircraft, the Wright flyer. The first flight was on December 17th 1903. After the Wrightbrothers first flight,there was an aviationboom. Modern-day aircraftgiants, Boeing andAirbus, came intoThe first plane, the Wrightexistence.flyer
6. 6. First Flight
7. 7. Experimental flying machines
8. 8. A new era of aviation With the first flight over, it marked the era of heavier-thanair flight. Till now, propellers were being used to powerplanes but the introduction of the jet engine made planesmuch more efficient and comfortable to fly. Propeller engineJet engine
9. 9. Modern Aviation When World War II ended, passenger transport becamefaster and more comfortable. Jet planes were immediatelyintroduced. The first jet aircraft was the De Havilland Comet. As the years went by, jetengines became better andbetter. Now, the present daygiants are Boeing andAirbus.De Havilland Comet
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