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===Human Flight===

{{Quote||'''Co je učeno:''' The first mention of man in flight was by Roger Bacon, who drew a flying apparatus. Leonardo da Vinci also conceived of airborne transport and drew several prototypes.<BR><BR>'''Co by se mělo učit:''' Ibn Firnas of Islamic Spain invented, constructed and tested a flying machine in the 800's A.D. Roger Bacon learned of flying machines from Arabic references to Ibn Firnas' machine. The latter's invention antedates Bacon by 500 years and Da Vinci by some 700 years.<ref name="Dr K. Ajram">K. Ajram - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.cyberistan.org/islamic/sciencehistory.htm|2=2011-04-18}} The Miracle of Islamic Science] - p. 200. ISBN 0911119434</ref>}}

In [[China]] 202 BC, General Han Xin, under Emperor Liu Bang, made a man-carrying kite for military purposes. This is the first recorded evidence of human flight.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://web.archive.org/web/20070816142101/http://en.weifangkite.net/|2=2011-04-18}} Origin of kite] - Weifang Kite, accessed April 18, 2011</ref>