The History Of Planes Have you ever wondered who was the first person to make a flying machine? It was not the Wright brother. If you want to know just keep reading more about the history of the planes and how it evolved. The Reason Planes Fly Whenever I see a plane the first question that comes to mind is "What is causing that thing to stay off of the ground?" Well I finally discovered …showed first 75 words of 1223 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1223 total…bi-plane with a large float beneath the center of the lower wing, and two smaller floats beneath the tips of the lower wing. 1913 The year 1913 became known as the "Glorious year of flying" and acrobatic flying was introduced. In 1915 Fokker mounted a machine gun with timing gear so that the gun could fire between the rotating propellers. This plane: the Fokker Eindecker monoplane fighter was for a time the most successful fighter in the skies