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B201 Quest for Flight
Humans have long sought to soar in
the sky, just like birds. This informative and visually striking
poster shows what it took to accomplish that seemingly impossible
goal.
The bottom row shows man’s earliest attempts to fly. Moving up the
poster, the most important discoveries, inventions and events are
presented in chronological order. The great aviation pioneers are
honored by a portrait and a brief biography. In the late 1700s,
English engineer Sir George Cayley correctly identified the four
forces that would affect a flying machine. A century later, Lawrence
Hargrave discovered the lift provided by a cambered wing. About that
time, Octave Chanute compiled and published the first organized,
written collection of aviation research. He shared his knowledge
with many aviation pioneers.
Americans Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first controlled
flight of a heavier than air machine on December 17, 1903 at Kitty
Hawk, North Carolina. It flew 120 feet in 12 seconds. Their Flyer
was very experimental, and it took the Wright brothers three
more years to make it reasonably practical. Some of the valuable
improvements made by other early aviators are incorporated in the
two planes shown above the Flyer. |
Standard poster is
large 24" x 36" size that fits standard frames. Printed on
heavy, acid-free
paper using non-fade inks, then coated to provide satin finish
and provide protection from UV rays and scratching.
Laminated poster is our standard poster totally encapsulated in
heavy 3 mil
plastic for long, long life. |
Standard: No. GT101-QS. Only $9.95
Laminated: No. GT101-QL.. Only $14.95 |
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1852 Giffard Airship -
First controlled flight |
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1890 Eole Monoplane -
FIrst "Hop" |
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1906 Santos Dumont -
First Ailerons |
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