U. S. Centennial of Flight - History of Flight

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Images from: Prehistory of Powered Flight

	Flight of Simon the Magician Credit - Gary Bradshaw; "To Fly Is Everything"
	Francesco de Lana's design for an aerial ship Credit - "(c) 2001 National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution (SI Neg No. 85-18332)"
	Icarus flew too close to the sun. Credit - Allstar Project
	Leonardo's drawing of a wing. Credit - Allstar Project
	Airship carried aloft by vacuum balls. Credit - "(c) 2001 National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution (SI Neg. No. A-30905-1/2D)"