COMENIUS MULTILATERAL PARTNERSHIP ”FROM ICARUS TO INTERPLANETARY

TRAVELS” (2012 – 2014)

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FLIGHT HISTORY

LICEUL TEHNOLOGIC DE SERVICII “SFANTUL APOSTOL ANDREI”

PLOIESTI, PRAHOVA

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Flight History

BETWEEN HUMAN DESIRE AIR FLIGHT conquest and economic interests

Besides human desire to discover and conquer new territories

and spaces it was motivated by the practical and material interest

in the individual needs of all mankind or new resources that

underpin renovation but researchers develop new economic

activities / business leading to the degree of technical development

today. No one activity is not without personal motivation first half

by each of us want recognition for the effort and work done. This

happened with the human desire to conquer air and outer space

cosiderat after a few thousand years ago an unattainable dream

takes flight passionate people and made them invent the strangest

machines that get up in the air. Today for us to fly human success

begins with the legend of Icarus 1

And today, for us aspired man begins to fly

legend of Icarus ....

Icarus

with his father Daedalus built the labyrinth of Crete, the king of Crete, Minos (imprisoned the Minotaur. Suspected of being helped Theseus escape, who had come to kill the Minotaur, after completion of the work, were imprisoned in the labyrinth of Minos. To escape, they fashioned wings of feathers and wax and flew the maze.

Fascinated by the beauty of heights, Icarus got too close to the Sun, despite his father's advice. Helios envious , gave a strong heat, melting wax, and Icarus fell into the Aegean sea, near an island, hitting the rocks and die. Since that part of the sea and island bears his name 2

Ancient writings say that immediately after birth, Pegasus ascended to heaven. That he was very loyal to Zeus, the supreme god.Winged horse Pegasus legend says that wherever it struck the ground using their hooves in that place flowed a small river. One of these sources is the one from Mount muses, Helicon, Hippocrene spring that bears his name. The very name can be translated as "horse spring".

Pegas or winged horse is one of best knowed fantastic creature from greek mythology. Is a beauty winged horse white coloured and strong stature. It said that this wonderful creature is son of Poseidon and Medusa , and brother or Chrysaor.

Legend Of Pegasus

From antiquity legends at our days legends.

Although at first looks like an old horse weak and poor it demonstrate to be one with supernatural powers.he will be his road mate and advisor in lots of situation wich harap pass magic horse help him to escape from every attempt.

Not only in Greek mythology is presented magic horse. He is known in Romanian folcloric mythology with a dual role that how we find in Ion Creanga story-"Harap-Alb"

Harap Alb story

Aladin and magic carpet

Also Witches fl y using as fl ight tool a broom.they depict villains of the world fears that are all sorts of spells and magic.

In every year on 24 december Santa Claus came with his sled pulled by reeinders. He enters on chimney and leave the presents under the three.The nine reeinders are Rudolph, Dasher,Cupid,Doner and Blixen the leader

Santa ClausLegend

Santa's reindeer are the only reindeer can fly. This is because the magic powder preparation are given after a secret formula used by Santa's elves, this powder with magical power to make reindeer can fly around the world. Christmas Reindeer night before leaving for our homes, go through your magical elves, where magic and sprinkled with dust so they get special powers and can fly around the world tirelessly with great speed so that on Christmas night can cross the globe from one end to year In addition, grants magic reindeer dust and unusual powers, because they are able to shoot after her sled full of gifts so much expected by us.

From fiction to historicalreality

People can run and swim, but have failed to learn the flight, which has led to attribute supernatural qualities. ability to fly most precious freedom that brings netarmuite divine powers. This explains man's desire to fly everywhere. Reality shows that thousands of years it took man until he managed to get today's performance and air balloons to fly various aircraft such as balloons, zeppelines

Dragon - the symbol of flight and joy

Two ancient Chinese men share their success being devised

one of the great pride of China: kite, part of Chinese culture for

2,400 years. During the fourth century BC, Gongshu Ban and Mo

Di, a patron of the arts and a philosopher, built a bird-shaped

kite that could rise to heaven, floating in the wind. Over time, all

Chinese dragon initial design adapted to new and new uses: for

example, it facilitated without fishing boat by simply adding a

fishing rod and a hook. Subsequently, kites were "higher in

rank",proving its usefulness even military framework. Were used

as a "drone" for delivering loads of gunpowder into enemy

fortifications. It seems that in 1232, Chinese kites were used to

throw "flyers" on a propaganda-war camps prisoners of Mongols,

prompting captives to rebel and seize power.

The first account of a parachute dates back to 2258-2208 BC, when a Chinese manuscript, it tells the Sun's escape, Emperor of China, from a high tower, with two parachutes, which it reaches the earth easily without injuring themselves. So, Emperor Sun can be considered the first parachutist in history. All the Chinese are that in 1306 BC, during festivities marking the coronation of Emperor Fo-Kien, a Chinese acrobat conducted several successful jumps with a big umbrella in a high tower.

Paper lanterns are objects of different colors and shades of the same color. These Chinese lanterns are considered first hot air balloons in the world for good reason because taking them the sky was made possible by heating the air inside the structure of the paper

On the other hand their initial mode of use is known, being used as a method of communication on the battlefield. Chinese lantern is using environmental messaging and enemy soldiers without great risk because they did not remain very long in the sky, but just enough to fulfill their mission. Chinese lanterns are considered first hot air balloons in the world, and rightly so, because raising them towards the sky is possible by heating the air inside the structure of paper

If Chinese lanterns were originally intended for military purposes, the period of peace were assigned other uses, including other meanings. So, with domination Yuang dynasty founded by the heirs of the Mongol Empire (founder of law Kubloi Khan appointed as honorary founder historical chronicles his grandfather Genghis Khan), Flying Lanterns symbolism has changed and become expression of hope and good wishes .

Chinese lanterns were invented about 2000 years ago and were originally used as auxiliary material in the military. Around inventor Flying Lantern is an aura of mystery because the appearance of these items is assigned as weather patterns, some important politicians and military strategic advice as part of Asian culture, such as Zhuge Liang (Kongming called).

The hot air balloon is a type of balloon, usually nearly spherical,

which is used to float that warm air (from inside) has a lower density than

cooler air (from outside). It is the oldest flight technology developed by

humans.

The first free flight of a hot air balloon took place on November 21, 1783,

Paris, France and was made by Jean-François Rozier and François

Laurent Pilâtre of d'Arlandes in a hot air balloon built on 14 December

1782 by brothers Montgolfier

Passengers or cargo are transported on a platform

containing a heat source, usually a burner oriented envelope,

flames issuing up to 6 m long, in order to heat the air inside.

Fuel used for this purpose is propane or a mixture of propane

and butane. Normal pressure is between 5-10 bar. Heated air is

routed to the balloon envelope and makes him stand up,

because its density is lower than the air outside.

Today, hot air balloons may have the most diverse forms, from missiles to sausages and bears.

Another invention in the flight which is ancient Chinese attribution glider. If you already kites invented by i.Hr fourth century, by the end of the sixth century the Chinese had managed to build kites with sufficient size and aerodynamic enough to support the weight of an average-sized man.

Was only a matter of time before someone thought to remove kite strings to see what happens. Known today as the glider aircraft that have not been used by ancient Chinese as a way to raise the level of adrenaline. Chinese emperors feasted forcing villains and enemies to jump on rocks tied to gliders. however one another and in terms of Chinese flight they took so little to Europeans before 1335 years

Italian scientist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) - famous architect and painter, sculptor, engineer, writerer, mathematician and musician is the one who designed, among other things, plans for a flying machine, like a helicopter

Now more than half a millennium years, in the early XVI century, when Da Vinci was already 50, he invented devices, weapons, machines that prefigured those of modern times. Renaissance genius made helicopters and other aircraft with vertical takeoff and glider ancestor.

The famous Renaissance Leonardo da Vinci thought besides other fantastic machines to a device with which man can fly. Carefully studying the flight of birds he designed a machine called “orthoptera”. Had wings it would have to be moved while the hands and feet of a man actually work impossible. Also glider designed by Italian genius is the precursor to today's modern aircraft.

Also glider designed by the brilliant Italian is the precursor of today's modern aircraft.

But it is possible parachute idea was not hers. Historian Lynn White discovered an anonymous Italian manuscript around 1470 that there are two drawings of parachutes one of which is very alike to Leonardo's sketch. The first successful test of such a parachute was made in 1617 in Venice by Dalmatian inventor Faust Vrancea. Device was called Homo Volans (Flying man)

Leonardo da Vinci was considered the first sketch made a parachute,

around 1480, he projecting a parachute shape of a pyramid with a square base,

with whom he said: "If a man has a starched canvas tent widely on each side of 12

cubits and 12 cubits high everything he can to give way to any height without

anything bad happen to them. "

But the flight history does not stop here.The following materials will continue our journey through the history of yesterday

and today air man and world aviation industry and benefit humanity continues

his research in the field of flight.

Presentation made by the students from the 10 D grade:

-Tudose Alexandru;- Calin Nicolae;- Robescu Marius;- Enache Gabriela;- Nicolae Ramona- Balasa Adrian;- Manolache Angelo.

Under the guidance of Teacher Jigaila Marilena, School Technology Services“Sfantul Apostol

Andrei” Ploiesti.

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