ENGINEERING
BY
Ms. G. Sravanthi
Assistant Professor
Mr. R. Suresh kumar
Assistant Professor
INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
(Autonomous)
Dundigal, Hyderabad - 500 043
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
,Early Flight to
World War I
, Overview
• Early Uses of Lighter-than-Air Flying
Machines
• Heavier-than-Air Flying Machines
– The U“ A ’s Rea tio to the W ight B othe s’
Invention
– The A ’s Re ui e e ts fo the Fi st Milita
Aircraft
• Early Uses of Airpower
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, Early Years of Flight
Introduction
• Man first flew aloft in a balloon in 1783
• Airpower did not have an immediate
impact
• Flying machines were not readily accepted
by land oriented officers
• Ai po e ’s fi st ajo i pa t as ot u til
World War I
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