AVSC 1010 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
Myth of Icarus
early symbolic warning about flight's dangers
Leonardo da Vinci
(1452–1519)
Designed ornithopters, parachutes, and early helicopter concepts
George Cayley
(1773–1857)
Often called the “Father of Aerodynamics”
First to separate lift, thrust, drag, and weight
Montgolfier Brothers
1783 – First successful hot-air balloon (France)
Jacques Charles
1783 – First hydrogen balloon
Henri Giffard
1852 – First powered, steerable airship
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin
1900 – First successful rigid airship
Hindenburg disaster (1937)
Myth of Icarus
early symbolic warning about flight's dangers
Leonardo da Vinci
(1452–1519)
Designed ornithopters, parachutes, and early helicopter concepts
George Cayley
(1773–1857)
Often called the “Father of Aerodynamics”
First to separate lift, thrust, drag, and weight
Montgolfier Brothers
1783 – First successful hot-air balloon (France)
Jacques Charles
1783 – First hydrogen balloon
Henri Giffard
1852 – First powered, steerable airship
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin
1900 – First successful rigid airship
Hindenburg disaster (1937)