first flying devices
What was the first flying device?
Paper Lantern
Were all of Da Vincis spectacular flying models built?
No
Who said that air behaves like a fluid and has mass?
Aristotle
Name 2 of the benefits humanity receives from having the ability to fly.
Transportation of goods and people
Best form of Emergency Medical Transport (Flight for Life)
Underwater and topographical mapping
Search and rescue
Who invented the first flying device?
Chinese in the 3rd century BC
Who built the first powered controlled aircraft?
Wright Brothers
Who related fluid mechanics to air flow?
Archimedes
Why does Underwater Mapping only work in shallower areas?
Because it relies on lasers and light refracts in water.
What was the first universal flying tool?
Arrow
What was Samuel Langley asked to do after he made his plane?
Design more/better versions for the government to use to spy
Who developed the framework of modern fluid mechanics?
Euler and Bernoulli
What has not been transported by aircraft?
Nothing
At one point or another at least the pieces of something have been transported by aircraft
Who made the first human carrying Hot Air Balloon
Montgolfier Brothers
Name 1 of the other 3 main contributors to the math behind flight.
Pitot
Lagrange
Laplace
Aside from bringing heavily injured people to facilities for medical care what are some other things that falls under medical transport?
Medical Experts
Medical Equipment
Organs
Who made the first powered aircraft
Samuel Langley