"Heroes of the Sky" celebrates first 40 years of flight.(Aeronautics)(historic airplanes on display at Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan) From: USA Today (Magazine) | Date: June 1, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Society for the Advancement of Education. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Throughout the 1800s, tinkerers and enthusiasts combined their imaginations with practical research to create hot-air balloons, gliders, airships, and even experimental engine-driven planes. This set the stage for the earliest days of the airplane at the beginning of the 20th century.

In America, the most well-known pioneers of early flight were, of course, the Wright brothers. Orville and Wilbur brought with them not only an appreciation for the limits of the physical w...

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