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Connections
April 19, 2021
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity
The first powered, controlled flight on another planet took place at 3:34 a.m. ET.
Santa Clara University
The Father of Aviation who from this spot sent on April 29, 1905
The first heavier than air glider in controlled flight and maintained equilibrium.
“All Subsequent Attempts in aviation must begin with The Montgomery Machine” – Alexander Graham Bell.
The Flight of Montgomery was “The most daring feat ever attempted.”
Daniel Maloney is launched by balloon in a tandem-wing glider designed by John Montgomery to an altitude of 4,000 feet before release and gliding and then landing at a predetermined location as part of a large public demonstration of aerial flight at Santa Clara, California.
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity
"We can now say that human beings have flown a rotorcraft on another planet," said MiMi Aung, Ingenuity project manager at JPL. "We've been talking about our Wright Brothers moment on another planet for so long. And now, here it is."
Connections
April 19, 2021
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity
The first powered, controlled flight on another planet took place at 3:34 a.m. ET.
Original image caption
Connections
April 19, 2021
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity
The first powered, controlled flight on another planet took place at 3:34 a.m. ET.
Santa Clara University
The Father of Aviation who from this spot sent on April 29, 1905
The first heavier than air glider in controlled flight and maintained equilibrium.
“All Subsequent Attempts in aviation must begin with The Montgomery Machine” – Alexander Graham Bell.
The Flight of Montgomery was “The most daring feat ever attempted.”
Daniel Maloney is launched by balloon in a tandem-wing glider designed by John Montgomery to an altitude of 4,000 feet before release and gliding and then landing at a predetermined location as part of a large public demonstration of aerial flight at Santa Clara, California.
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity
"We can now say that human beings have flown a rotorcraft on another planet," said MiMi Aung, Ingenuity project manager at JPL. "We've been talking about our Wright Brothers moment on another planet for so long. And now, here it is."
In 1883, Montgomery flew the glider he invented 600 feet and entered the annals of aeronautics history.
Original image caption
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity
The helicopter's navigation camera captured a view of the Ingenuity's shadow on the Martian surface during its first flight.
Connections
April 19, 2021
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity
The first powered, controlled flight on another planet took place at 3:34 a.m. ET.
Santa Clara University
The Father of Aviation who from this spot sent on April 29, 1905
The first heavier than air glider in controlled flight and maintained equilibrium.
“All Subsequent Attempts in aviation must begin with The Montgomery Machine” – Alexander Graham Bell.
The Flight of Montgomery was “The most daring feat ever attempted.”
Daniel Maloney is launched by balloon in a tandem-wing glider designed by John Montgomery to an altitude of 4,000 feet before release and gliding and then landing at a predetermined location as part of a large public demonstration of aerial flight at Santa Clara, California.
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity
"We can now say that human beings have flown a rotorcraft on another planet," said MiMi Aung, Ingenuity project manager at JPL. "We've been talking about our Wright Brothers moment on another planet for so long. And now, here it is."
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
Monument
Erected by The citizens of Santa Clara in honor of
Professor John J. Montgomery
The Father of Aviation who from this spot sent aloft on April 29, 1905
The first heavier than air glider in controlled flight and maintained equilibrium.
“All Subsequent Attempts in aviation must begin with The Montgomery Machine” – Alexander Graham Bell.
The Flight of Montgomery was “The most daring feat ever attempted.” – Octave Chanute
Daniel Maloney is launched by balloon in a tandem-wing glider designed by John Montgomery to an altitude of 4,000 feet before release and gliding and then landing at a predetermined location as part of a large public demonstration of aerial flight at Santa Clara, California.
In 1883, Montgomery flew the glider he invented 600 feet and entered the annals of aeronautics history.
"That sudden thrill of almost horror, something entirely new to me, came just at that moment as I had realized that the balloon had gone and that literally I had to fly for my life….There was an indescribable thrill when I found myself launched on the air and about 4000 feet above the earth. With nothing but those slender and flimsy wings to support me. I was actually flying and I believe that I am the first man on earth who has actually and successfully had that experience…." –1905, Daniel Maloney, 3/4 of a mile up, on his flight of Montgomery's Santa Clara glider.1
In 1883, Montgomery flew the glider he invented 600 feet and entered the annals of aeronautics history.
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity
"We can now say that human beings have flown a rotorcraft on another planet," said MiMi Aung, Ingenuity project manager at JPL. "We've been talking about our Wright Brothers moment on another planet for so long. And now, here it is." (CNN News)
The Alameda a personal project by local photographer David. Hill
Originally shared on Explore San Jose · April 19, 2021