Invention of the Airplane

First Airplane to Fly
The Wright Brothers, Wilbur and Orville began working on the idea of building airplanes in 1899. They finally succeeded in flying the first airplane on 17th December, 1903. It was a historic day, since many efforts to manufacture an airplane had failed earlier.

Aerodynamics
The period between 1799 and 1809 was important from the point of view of airplane development. The fundamental concepts of aerodynamics were laid in this period by Sir George Cayley, an English baronet. He put forth the idea of inclined planes. The concept of inclined planes was relatively new at that time. The idea was to provide a flat surface in order to provide the necessary lift for flying.

The plane developed by Wright Brothers had a three-axis control. It rotated along three different axes and in three motions,
Pitch: This motion of the airplane helps in raising and lowering the nose.
Roll: Rotation takes place along the longest axis of the plane in this motion.
Yaw: The horizontal axis is rotated, in this motion of the airplane.
The rudder attached at the tail end of the plane served the purpose of navigation. Today's modern aircrafts too, follow these fundamentals set by the Wright Brothers.