U. S. Centennial of Flight - History of Flight

Prehistory of Powered Flight
The Earliest Efforts at Flight Sir George Cayley - the Father of Aviation Mid-Nineteenth Century Milestones Precursors to Powered Flight: 1870 - 1900	Efforts at Powered Flight During the Last Decade Before the Wright Brothers Otto Lilienthal - the "Flying Man" Octave Chanute - a Champion of Aviation