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Samuel Langley used a steam to power a plane that he created. He called the plane an aerodome. Because the model that he built was only able to fly a short distance, he was given a grant to create a larger version. The new one ultimately failed because it was too heavy.

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Otto Lilienthal designed the first glider that was able to fly people over long distances. The information that he recorded was compiled into a book that helped the Wright brothers with their adventures in flight.

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Leonardo Da Vinci created the idea for an orinthopter, a machine with wings that would enable humans to fly. The wings are meant to be flapped in a style similar to birds. This machine, however, was never created.

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The first recorded flying machine are kites flown in China. Many Chinese events of the time involved kite flying. The aerodynamics of a kite inspired the building of many flying machines including the glider.

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The first controlled, engine powered airplane is built by Wilbur and Orville Wright. Although many others have tried to build one before them, none have been successful.

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The first  hot-air balloon is invented by Joseph-Michel Montgolfier and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier. The balloon was constructed of paper and sackcloth. Passengers are put into the hot-air balloon that was invented mid 1783 y the Montgolfier brothers. Those in the balloon were a sheep, a duck, and a rooster.