What is the history of human flight?

The 20 most influential people in flight history

When the Wright brothers "took off" 0/00 years ago, they probably didn't expect that the aircraft they made would have such a great impact on the whole human society.

Airplanes make wars more cruel, and airplanes also make terrorists more proud. September 1 1, 20065438. Nevertheless, we can't deny that airplanes have brought more progress to mankind. It has narrowed the distance between people, narrowed the distance between the earth and the universe, and narrowed the distance between mankind and the future ... We expect that one day, flying will make distance no longer a distance.

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● Orville Wright? 187 1- 1948? What about wilbur wright? 1867- 19 12?

1903 17 February 17, Orville Wright climbed into an aircraft weighing 272kg in Xiaoying Town, North Carolina, USA, and made the first dynamic, sustained and maneuverable flight in human history. Three days ago, his brother wilbur wright also made a test flight, but because he pulled the nose too high, the plane stalled on takeoff and crashed into the beach. 17 is the most important day for two brothers born in Akron, Ohio, USA. In the past few months, they have been studying operable power flight. On that day, Orville's flight lasted 12 seconds, and the flight distance was about 36.58 meters. He flew three times that day, the best one lasted 59 seconds and the flying distance was 260 meters. Soon after, the Wright brothers set up the Wright Company to deal in aircraft.

● Charles Lindbergh? 1902 - 1974?

19 19, Raymond outlaw, the owner of new york Hotel, promised that if anyone could fly from new york to Paris without landing, he would pay the Warriors $25,000. Several pilots died for this huge sum of money. It was not until 22 o'clock local time on May 26th that 25-year-old charles lindbergh landed his plane at Bourget Airport on the outskirts of Paris. At the same time, a hero was born, which was reported by newspapers all over the world. Lin Bai is also considered as the first media celebrity in the world.

Amelia Earhart? 1897- 1937?

The most famous woman in flight history is undoubtedly Amelia Earhart. She is called "Ms. Lindbergh", which means Lindbergh among women. 1928, earhart and two others flew across the Atlantic. Four years later, she became another solo pilot after Lin Bai. 1934, earhart flew from Hawaii to California. Before that, 10 pilots had been killed in this journey. 1937, earhart took off from Florida, intended to fly around the world, and finally arrived in California. Unfortunately, earhart disappeared with her plane. The location of the disappearance is believed to be 56. 14 km to 160.4 km from the coast of Howland Island.

● samuel langley? 1834- 1906?

As 19, one of the most famous scientists in the United States in the late 1980s, samuel langley has been devoted to the research of maneuvering and powered aircraft for many years. At the same time, Langley is the chairman of the Smithsonian Institute, so he has more raw materials than the Wright brothers. However, Langley lost to the Wright brothers in the competition to develop the first plane. Although Langley's failure humiliated him in public, his name shone brightly at the Langley Research Center of NASA. The first aircraft carrier made in the United States in the early 1920s was also named after him.

● glenn curtiss? 1878- 1930?

Like the Wright brothers, Curtis used to be the owner of a bicycle shop and also produced motorcycles. When flying attracted the attention of the whole world at the end of 19 and the beginning of the 20th century, he turned his eyes from wheels to wings. 1907, Curtis joined the Alexander Graham Bell Aviation Test Association and became the most famous aircraft manufacturer in the United States in 19 14. He developed many influential planes at that time, including the first airship and planes that could take off and land on board. Because of these contributions, Curtis is called "the father of sea flight".

-The army.

● Manfred von Richthofen? 1892- 19 18?

Perhaps the most important competition in aviation history is on the battlefield. Before the First World War, Richthofen was just an ordinary soldier in the German mobile forces. 19/kloc-joined the german air force in 0/5, and quickly became a german ace pilot, and was named "red duke". There is no doubt that Germany has taken the lead in this competition. 19 17, richthofen was appointed as the director of the aerobatic team which needed extremely high flying skills. In World War I, Richthofen always shot down 80 planes, which was the pilot who shot down the most planes at that time. Richthofen died in the somme river. The cause of death is unknown. More credibly, he was shot down by Captain Brown's camel plane, or by Australian gunner Barron from the ground. It is said that when the news of his death came, the pilots in Germany, Britain and France didn't believe it. Everyone's reaction was: "How could he die?" In the eyes of both sides, the "Red Duke" has long been a myth.

● jimmy Doolittle? 1896- 1993?

Doolittle, an American, made the greatest contribution to aviation history between World War I and World War II. He became a pilot in World War I and led the implementation of the most important action in the United States in World War II. From the 1920s to 1930s, Doolittle shocked the world with his skillful driving skills. He was the first pilot to fly across the United States in 24 hours and the first person to try to fly blindfolded. 1942 April 18, Doolittle led a squadron with a 16 bomber to carry out a long-distance surprise attack and bomb Japan in retaliation for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. This action was originally an emotional decision of the US government, but it finally proved to have certain strategic significance. Doolittle won the Medal of Honor of the United States Congress for his outstanding performance. Later, doolittle played an important role in the American-European war.

● Arthur Harris? 1892- 1984?

One of the most controversial figures in the history of air combat is Harris who was born in South Africa. He was a pilot of the Royal Air Force during World War I, and 1942 was promoted to the commander of bomber squadron. Subsequently, he put forward the strategic concept of "regional bombing" for the first time, and no longer strictly limited the target to military targets. Under this strategy, Hamburg, Cologne and Dresden in Germany were bombed on a large scale, resulting in the death of about 600,000 innocent civilians. After World War II, Harris was criticized countless times, but he didn't feel anything wrong, and claimed that large-scale bombing forced Germany to turn into a defensive state.

● Francis Gable? 19 19-2002?

Francis Gable was the best of the seven ace pilots in World War II and the most respected fighter pilot in American history. However, his career as a pilot didn't start smoothly. Plus, Berisky just barely passed the military elimination test after hard training. In World War II, he shot down 28 enemy planes and became the most famous American pilot.

● Adolf Galland? 19 12- 1996?

Among the nine decorated pilots of the German Nazi Air Force? He is the only person who flies from a biplane to a jet plane? He is Lieutenant General Adolf Galland, who died in February 1996. Speaking of Grande, his registered trademarks-moustache and cigars, and Mickey Mouse on his plane? Believe is a sign that many people are familiar with? It is also rare for him to be promoted to the rank of lieutenant general as a pilot. Because of his persistent interest in flying, Grande won a lot of respect even in the hostile countries of World War II. Grande resigned in June 1945 and June 1 because he opposed a decision made by his boss Hermann G?ring, which made him famous.

-Space

● neil armstrong? 1930-?

Armstrong took a big step for mankind:1On July 20th, 969, as the commander of Apollo 1 1, he became the first man to set foot on the moon. Armstrong was later awarded the US Presidential Medal of Freedom and became a professor of aviation engineering at the University of Cincinnati in the 1970s.

● john glenn? 192 1-?

1962 On February 20th, Glen made an orbital flight in the Friendship 7 spacecraft, becoming the first American to fly around the earth. Before that, Glenn had flown a fighter plane. He was elected to the Senate in his hometown of Ohio with 1974, 1980 and 1986 respectively. At the age of 77, Glenn went into space again in the spacecraft Discovery.

Chuck yeager? 1923-?

Chuck yeager is a cold-blooded person, whether performing combat missions or testing supersonic flight. Before he was engaged in flight test, he was already an ace pilot, shooting down enemy planes 12.5 in World War II. /kloc-0 became the first person to break the speed of sound in June, 1947, and set a record of Mach 2.44 in June, 1953. Yeager didn't become an astronaut because he didn't have a college degree. However, his supersonic flight test has a far-reaching impact, breaking the previous assertion that Ad Astra is impossible.

● yuri gagarin? 1934- 1968?

Gagarin, who survived the Nazi aggression war, became a hero of Russia. In 1950s, he became the first astronaut. Yes 196 1. On April 12, Gagarin flew around the earth in Dongfang-1 spacecraft 108 minutes. Seven years later, Gagarin was killed in a test flight.

-Business

● william Boeing? 188 1- 1956?

Although he didn't graduate from Yale University, Boeing finally saw that an industry he loved finally branded his name. 19 14 After purchasing the first aircraft, Boeing began to turn its attention to aircraft manufacturing. He firmly believes that he can make a better model plane. With the help of their friend George Conrad Westervelt, they built the first B&W (their initials) seaplane and named it Lan Fu. Encouraged by this success, Boeing established the Pacific Company.

Aviation products company, later renamed Boeing Aircraft Company. The company produced fighter planes in World War I, and in the late 1920s, Boeing Air Transport Company began to send letters. Since World War II, Boeing's fame may be attributed to its commercial aircraft.

● John Tripp? 1899- 199 1?

Perhaps the biggest problem with airplanes is their ability to fly long distances and fly faster than before. One of the pioneers in this field is john terry Pu. After becoming the president of Pan Am from 65438 to 0927, he began to focus on the mail delivery route from the big cities in the west to Havana, Cuba. In the 1930s, Tripp's seaplane sailed on the first commercial route across the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, which laid the foundation for Pan American Airlines to occupy a leading position in post-war intercontinental transportation. His other contribution is to put Boeing 707 and Boeing 747 jumbo jets into commercial operation.

● Henry Ford? 1863- 1947?

1923, Ford established the Ford Air Transport Service Company by using the all-metal single-engine monoplane manufactured by Stewart Metal Aircraft Company. 1925, the company has the first commercial airline dedicated to a company. In the same year, Ford built the first modern airport in dearborn, Michigan, and opened the Stewart Metal Aircraft Branch of Ford Motor Company. By 1926, Ford has become the largest commercial aircraft manufacturer in the world. Ford made a great contribution to World War II: it produced a four-engine B-24 Liberator bomber.

● Donald douglas? 1892- 198 1?

It took Douglas only two years to get a degree in aeronautics from MIT. Later, he worked for several aircraft manufacturing companies and opened his own factory in California on 1920. It was in this factory that Douglas began to build the first airplane: david davies, a wealthy adventurer, paid $40,000 and asked Douglas to help him build an airplane that could fly across the United States without stopping. After that, Douglas began to make torpedo bombers for the US Navy. 1936, he developed the DC-3 aircraft, which was later called the first modern passenger plane. The C-47 military aircraft of this aircraft series played an important role in the Second World War. In the 1950s, Douglas's company was the leader in manufacturing passenger planes. Douglas devoted himself to the development of DC-8 aircraft, and built a twin-engine DC-9 passenger plane in 1965. However, financial difficulties eventually led Douglas's company to merge with McDonald's Aircraft Company in St. Louis in 1967, which is also the source of McDonnell Douglas aircraft now.

William powell Lear? 1902- 1978?

Lear once invented the car recorder and the 8-channel recorder. 193 1 after learning to fly a plane, he devoted his energy to improving the pilot. By 1950, he has obtained more than 100 patents for aircraft radio, communication and navigation equipment. One of his greatest contributions was to invent the autopilot of the first jet plane: it made it possible to land safely in low visibility.