Leonardo Da Vinci had the first plans of creating a prototype for human aviation. Leonardo da Vinci’s flying machine had a wingspan that exceeded 33 feet, and the frame was to be made of pine covered in raw silk to create a light but sturdy membrane.

The first flight only lasted 12 seconds on December 17, 1903. On the final flight of the day Wilbur Wright flew 59 seconds. The famous flight took place in Devil Hill, North Carolina. The U.S. Army, seeing potential in the new technology, signed a contract with the Wright brothers in 1908 for the purchase of a machine that could travel with a passenger at a speed of 40 miles per hour.

Planes in World War I were starting to be developed for the military. Some army's used biplanes in world war I for defense.

WWII was the start of when different types of planes we being developed. Like bombers, fighters, and spy planes. WWII also marked the start of commercial airliners. WWII was the first war in which a "jet" was used.

In 1910 the Romanian inventor Henri Coandă filed a patent on a jet propulsion system which used piston-engine exhaust gases to add heat to an otherwise pure air stream compressed by rotating fan blades in a duct. It was the first jet ever.