A new book

flight

by Eve Maguire!!!

The story of Icarus

A long long long time ago a man called Daedalus and his son Icarus were being held in prison by King Minos (the King of Crete).They wanted to escape so they made wings from feathers and wax.

Daedalus warned Icarus not to fly too high or too low. Icarus ignored him and flew too close to the sun. This melted the wax on his wings and he fell to the ground. This is where the phrase "Don't fly too close to the sun" came from.

facts about hot air balloons!

1. The first hot air balloon took flight on the 21st November 1783 in Paris France with Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes on board.

2. Hot air balloons are special because they are the first vessel to fly humans in the air successfully.

3. The Hot air balloon is made up of 2 main parts. The envelope(which contains hot air) and the basket (which holds people and the heat source).

The Wright Brothers

Orville and Wilbur Wright were American brothers who invented and flew the first airplanes.Their first flight was in 1903.They practiced their engineer and mechanical skills with a print press, bikes and other machines.Their first planes were gliders with no power.They added the engine in 1903.

FUN FACT

Orville Wright was born on the 19/8/1871 and Wilbur Wright was born on the 16/4/1867.

airplane travel now

Airplanes now can hold hundreds of people at a time.

There are an average of 31000 flights every day in Europe.

In 2019 there were 11 million flights carrying more than 1 billion passengers. 33 million of those flew to and from Dublin airport.