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The first mention of aeronautics in history was in the writings of ancient Egyptians who described the flight of birds.
Aeronautics also finds mention in ancient China where people were flying kites thousands of years ago.
The medieval Islamic scientists were not far behind, as they understood the actual mechanism of bird flight.
In a Greek legend, Icarus and his father Daedalus built wings of feathers and wax and flew out of a prison.
When people started to study scientifically how to fly, people began to understand the basics of air and aerodynamics.
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