The Airplane

Over a thousand years ago, legend has it that Moorish pioneer Abass Ibn Firnas jumped from a cliff with feathers attached to his arms and legs. A modern day wing suit flyer recreates the feat using modern technology, with a spectacular flight.

A legendary artist studies the bodies of flying animals in extraordinary detail. This cements in his mind that, if we are to fly, we will need a machine to do the work for us.

The invention of the rubber powered plane by a young Frenchman inspires the famous Wright brothers, who are just children at the time.

A modern day jet man tells the story of the pioneer of the jetty engine - and demonstrates his awesome flying suit.

Take to the sky with the dreamers whose work gave humans the ability to fly. From Leonardo da Vinci’s “flying machines” to the modern commercial plane, without these inventions, we may have never left the ground.