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  2. Man-lifting kite - Wikipedia

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    The Book of Sui, dating from 636 A.D, records that the tyrant Gao Yang, Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi (r. 550–559), executed prisoners by ordering them to 'fly' using bamboo mats. [2] The (1044) Zizhi Tongjian records that in 559, all the condemned kite airmen died except for Eastern Wei prince Yuan Huangtou. "Gao Yang made Yuan Huangtou and ...

  3. Timeline of aviation before the 18th century - Wikipedia

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    c. 559 Yuan Huangtou, Ye, first manned kite glide to take off from a tower. [3]c. 875 According to 17th century historian Ahmad al-Maqqari, Abbas Ibn Firnas of the Emirate of Córdoba attempted flight using feathers and wings, though no mention of it independent of al-Maqqari has survived.

  4. List of firsts in aviation - Wikipedia

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    First woman to fly for a major U.S. airline: Bonnie Tiburzi became the first female pilot for a major U.S. airline, American Airlines, in March 1973. First manned flight by an electrically powered aeroplane : was made with a Brditschka MB-E1 , a modified motor glider with an 8–10 kW (11–13 hp) Bosch KM77 electric motor on October 23, 1973.

  5. 559 - Wikipedia

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    First successful human flight: a kite carrying Yuan Huangtou lands in the proximity of Ye, China. Emperor Wen Xuan Di sponsors the flight; Yuan is taken prisoner; other imprisoned kite flyers also fly, but those die and Yuan survives. Yuan is executed afterwards.

  6. Unpowered aircraft - Wikipedia

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    The first practical, controllable glider was designed and built by the British scientist and pioneer George Cayley who many recognise as the first aeronautical engineer. [2] It flew in 1849. Tethered balloons and, to a lesser extent, kites were developed for military and meteorological observation, however the use of kites has remained largely ...

  7. Vickers Type 559 - Wikipedia

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    The Vickers Type 559 was a supersonic interceptor aircraft design by the British aircraft company Vickers-Armstrongs and was their submission for Operational Requirement F.155 in 1955. It was not accepted for further consideration; the most valued submissions being from Armstrong Whitworth and Fairey , however the F.155 requirement was dropped ...

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