Early Flight - Some Dates in the History of Aviation

Early Flight - Some Dates in the History of Aviation Early aviation development in France prior to WWI showing record flights made by Wilbur Wright, Glenn Curtiss and French aviators Bleriot, Farman, Voisin and Santos-Dumont. Symbol which demonstrated mans desire for flight. CU painting of Leonardo da Vinci. CU drawing of Leonardo da Vlnci's flying machine. Several CU views of drawings of the attempts of man to fly from Leonardo da Vinci's time up until 1920. 09:45:51 CU head and shoulders of Clement Ader. He is the man who first demonstrated the possibility of mechanical flights. CU of drawing of his plane. Still photo of the first powered Wright Brother's plane. Still photo of one of Ader's planes. CU of head and shoulders of Louis Bleriot. - Gabriel Voisin - Robert Esnault-Pelterie.- CU of two French designers--unidentified. Stills of Robert Esnault-Peltierie making a test by mounting a glider atop a truck. 09:47:16 Several views of Gabriel Voisin towing a glider with boats on the Seine river. He stayed airborne for several seconds. 09:47:56 Alberto Santos-Dumont. MS the plane in which he made several flights (14 Bis). He made the first airplane flight in Europe Sept 1906. Plane made by Gabriel Voisin "La Bagatelle" which was flown by his brother Charles Voisin. CU Henri Farman seated in place. Sequences depicting the first attempt to fly the English Channel. Three competitors were Count Lambert in a Wright Plane at Wissant, Hubert Lathan in "Antoinette IV at Sangatte, and Louis Bleriot (winner) flying a monoplane of his own design from Los Baraques to Dover. Shot of Bleriot's plane. - observers - the English Channel. Wreckage being salvaged by French boat. Wreckage being pulled down streets. CU Louis Bleriot walking on crutches. Bleriot standing in cockpit of plane prior to attempting to fly the English Channel at Les Baraques. Takeoff--PS over to the R showing observers. English people examining plane after landing. Ship on which Bleriot returned to France. Street scenes of his reception in Paris.