15th-16th century, Italy: Leonardo

Da Vinci’s Flying Machine

15th-16th century, Italy: Leonardo
Da Vinci’s Flying Machine
1804&1848, Great
Britain: George
Cayley’s Glider &
Governable
Parachute
 1890-1897,
France: Clément
Ader’s Eole and
Avion 3
1895, Germany: Otto
Lilienthal’s Glider
1895, Germany:
Otto Lilienthal’s
Glider
1903, USA: Wright Brothers’ Flyer
1903, USA: Wright Brothers’ Flyer
1909, France: Blériot XI
1909, France: Blériot XI
1917, Great Britain: Sopwith Camel
1917, Great
Britain:
Sopwith
Camel
1927, USA: Ryan NYP
“Spirit of St. Louis”
1927, USA: Ryan NYP “Spirit of St. Louis”
1935, USA: Douglas DC-3
1935, USA:
Douglas
DC-3
1936, Great Britain:
Supermarine
Spitfire
1936, Great Britain: Supermarine Spitfire
1937, Great Britain:
Frank Whittle’s
Power Jets W.1
1939, Germany:
Heinkel He-178
 1941,
Germany:
Messerschmitt
Me-262
1941, Germany: Messerschmitt Me-262
1946, USA: Northrop XB-35
 1946, USA:
Northrop XB-35
1947, USA: Bell X-1
1947, USA: Bell X-1
1948, USSR: Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG-15
1948, USSR: Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG-15
1949, Great Britain: De Havilland Comet
1949, Great Britain: De Havilland Comet
1950, USA: Boeing B-47
1950, USA:
Boeing B-47
1952, USA:
Bell X-5
1952, USA: Bell X-5
1953, USA: X-1A, D-558-1, XF-92A,
X-5, D-558-II, X-4, & X-3
1955, France: Sud
Aviation Caravelle
1955, France: Sud Aviation Caravelle
1957 (1954), USA: Boeing 707 (367-80)
1957 (1954), USA: Boeing 707 (367-80)
1958, USA: McDonnell-Douglas F-4
1958, USA: McDonnell-Douglas F-4
1959, USA: North American X-15
1959, USA: North American X-15
 1961, USA:
Lockheed SR-71
1961, USA: Lockheed SR-71
1964, USA: North
American XB-70
1964, USA: North
American XB-70
 1967 (1960), Great Britain:
Hawker Siddeley Harrier (P.1127)
 1967 (1960),
Great Britain:
Hawker Siddeley
Harrier (P.1127)
1969, USA: Boeing 747
1969, USA: Boeing 747
1969, Great Britain/France:
BAC/Aérospatiale Concorde
1969, Great Britain/France:
BAC/Aérospatiale Concorde
1970, USA: Grumman F-14
1970, USA: Grumman F-14
1974, USA: General DynamicsF-16
1974, USA: General DynamicsF-16
1977, USSR: Sukhoi Su-27
1977, USSR:
Sukhoi Su-27
1981, USA: Lockheed F-117
1981, USA: Lockheed F-117
1984, USA: Grumman X-29
1984, USA: Grumman X-29
1989, USA: Northrop B-2
1989, USA: Northrop B-2
1990, USA: Lockheed/
Boeing F-22
1990, USA: Lockheed/Boeing F-22
1998, USA: Boeing X-36
1998, USA: Boeing X-36
2000, USA: Lockheed Martin F-35 (X-35)
2000, USA: Lockheed Martin F-35 (X-35)
2008, Europe: Airbus A380
2008, Europe:
Airbus A380
2007, USA: Boeing Sonic Cruiser?
200…: Blended
Wing Body
BWB?
200…: Blended
Wing Body
BWB?
BWB
flying
scale
model
 BWB
interior
layout
 BWB
interior
layout
BWB compared
to Boeing 747
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