From Leonardo Da Vincis Flying Machines To The Crossing Of The English Channel By Louis Bleriot In 1909 This First Episode Of History Of Aviation Recounts Two Centuries Of Incredible Inventions Long Before Aviation Took Off Many Attempts To Fly Were Conducted Using Simple Rotor Blades Or Batlike Wings Then On To The Hotair Balloon Invented By The Montgolfier Brothers And The Famous Blimp Who Would Have Imagined That The First Flight Tests Would Take Place From The First Floor Of The Eiffel Tower From Steam Power To Combustion Power How Were The First Aircraft Engines Made How Did Bleriots Exploit Revolutionize The Aviation Industry

The First Tests Are Conclusive Louis Bleriots Exploit Gave A Real Push To The Aeronautics Industry And Feats Multiply The Alps Are Crossed And Roland Garros Crosses The Mediterranean Sea Every Day Aviation Demonstrates Its Prowess While At The Same Time The First World War Broke Out In 1914 Aviation Would Play A Key Role In The War With The Advent Of Air Forces At First Used Primarily For Reconnaissance Aircraft Are Soon Equipped With Bomb Launchers And Viewfinders Wars Are Now Won With Air Weapons And Aviation Becomes Sustainable

As Soon As The First World War Is Over The Former War Pilots Embark On The Race For Flying Feats Of All Kinds It Is A Time Of Recklessness And Challenge Of Loops In The Air And Stunts And Of Course The Crossing Of The Atlantic In 1927 By Charles Lindbergh It Is Also A New Era That Begins With The Expansion Of Air Transportation And The Creation Of The Legendary Aeropostale Civil Aviation Becomes Commercial And Regular Lines Carrying Couriers And Travelers Are Created Borders Are Constantly Pushed Back Who Would Have Imagined That The First Parismoscow Commercial Line Would Be Inaugurated In November 1924 And That Linking Moscow To Beijing In 1925 Would Also Serve As A Propaganda Tool The Lindbergh Legend Is Born With His Crossing Of The Atlantic In May 1927 After 33 Hours Of Flight Thus Connecting New York City To Paris

From the first Atlantic crossing to the supersonic era, there have been many daredevil challenges braved by the men and women who wrote the history of human flight.

From the first Atlantic crossing to the supersonic era, there have been many daredevil challenges braved by the men and women who wrote the history of human flight.

From the first Atlantic crossing to the supersonic era, there have been many daredevil challenges braved by the men and women who wrote the history of human flight.