The man has always been a maverick and as such always want what you do not have or can not do. It was created to walk on land but envious of the freedom he seemed to have the birds wanted to fly.
Watching the birds thought it was easy to achieve, the end of the thing was just putting on wings and arms move up and down with energy and give you a little extra boost may jump from the top of a mountain to take off more easily. Not if they first began the first tests or legends to be paving the way towards that dream flight, but known is the legend of Daedalus and Icarus.
As everyone will remember both were imprisoned on the island of Minos and the only way I could escape was in the air, so without thinking twice built a wings covered with feathers and wax Hala! to fly, but Icarus against the advice of his father, was careless and flew too high as the sun approached the heat of the melted wax in his wings and missed this, farewell flight, fell into the sea and lose their lives thud of such history is full of flights both real and fictional.
existed Apart from the legends that concern real people to rise through the air like Archytas, Plato and contemporary character of those of old who knew everything, was a philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, statesman .. .., who created a contraption with wings with the who wanted to fly but without success.
Concerns had also Leonardo da Vinci, but I think he only did research for a few inventions but never attempted to try and I think rightly draw it is one thing and another climb to those inventions that often only coscorron lead to secure, as the air screw can be seen in the drawing and is considered a precursor of the helicopter, which apparently had only managed to turn in place like a top.
Despite the many failures and bump, the man stubbornly continued to fly and emerged the various ideas and projects and appeared in the eighteenth century balloons to rise, rose, but could not control, well, that most of the wind depends on the ability of the crew. This was arranged and constructed in the nineteenth and airships.
Two other well-known figures on the subject of flying are the Wright brothers, Wilbur Orbille and that is true are the ones who opened the door to aviation and not only invented also built and piloted.
All these characters are well known so I do not dwell More on the explanation because I would like to talk about another I do not think is as well known but also has merit. I refer to Diego Marín Aguilera.
Diego also dreamed of flying. Born into a poor family in Coruña del Conde (Burgos) at an early age had to take over the family through the death of his father. As the person responsible responded well to their obligations and though he had many studies was smart and enterprising and also had a knack for inventing devices to facilitate the work themselves and others, was what one could call a handyman, he devised a contraption that improved performance mill, which still Arandilla stored on another machine bound for mills, one for sawing the marble quarries Espejon and sure many more.
But their concerns were not there, felt the need to fly as did the birds flew into the sky and he watched her while she was devoted to grazing and reached a point where they decided to undertake the enterprise. Birds studied in depth, the movement of the wings and tail, made a calculation of weight and length of the wings, and when the studies were completed on paper approached the village blacksmith and with your help prepared a framework Articulated the wings and put foot stirrups. After years of preparatory work had time to realize his dream to fly.
The May 15, 1793 was the day chosen to test his invention. Accompanied by some friends climbed the highest rock and from there apparently was launched successfully vacuum, but one of the bolts that held one of the wings broke and Diego was to come up with their bones across the river, discovering perhaps what would later be called hard landing. It is true that did not reach the target it had set, but that was lucky enough not to let life in the attempt.
Some say crazy neighbors ended up taking him by burning his invention, others may feel that her family was afraid that if they repeated the experience, the results were fatal, made him promise not to try again. Apparently not know the cause, died six years later, perhaps wanting to fly if only in spirit.
in 1993 to commemorate the bicentennial Diego flight, the Air Force Coruña del Conde donated to a plane that was placed in the exact spot where Diego was roped to realize your dream. And near the archway entrance to the town was erected this monument in memory of the feat.
The flights continue and now I think no one is surprised that invent invent anything and I think the latter is the solar airplane that has already been tested successfully, we will know more in time to come.
Note: Under the first picture I own, the others were taken from the Internet.
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