Heavier than air flight dates back at least 2500 years from bamboo helicopter toys in China, with various others through the 17th to 19th century, however the f

Heavier than air flight dates back at least 2500 years from bamboo helicopter toys in China, with various others through the 17th to 19th century, however the first manned, powered, controlled flight of a heavier-than-air craft wasn't until Whitehead, Wright et. al at the end of the 19th century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_flying_machines#Primitive_beginnings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_flying_machines#Primitiv...