Flight (Powered)
Achieving sustained, controlled travel through the air with heavier-than-air craft.
Core metadata
- ID: flight_powered
- Era: Modern
- First known date: 1903 (exact)
- Region: Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, United States
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Subsonic Aerodynamics (aerodynamics_subsonic)
- Classical Monumental Construction (construction)
- Internal Combustion Engine (internal_combustion_engine)
- Scientific Method (scientific_method)
- Textiles & Weaving (textiles_weaving)
Dependents
- Commercial Aviation Systems (commercial_aviation_systems)
- Helicopters (Vertical Takeoff & Landing - VTOL) (helicopters_vertical_takeoff_landing_vtol)
- Jet Aircraft (High-Speed Flight) (jet_aircraft_high_speed_flight)
- Jet Engine (jet_engine)
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Wright Brothers First Flight (NASA, 2007, official_agency) • Supports: node, maturity
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 5
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 5
- expert_inference: 5
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Combustion Engine (internal_combustion_engine) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Internal Combustion Engine provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Scientific Method (scientific_method) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Scientific Method provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Classical Monumental Construction (construction) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Construction provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Subsonic Aerodynamics (aerodynamics_subsonic) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Subsonic Aerodynamics provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Textiles & Weaving (textiles_weaving) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Textiles & Weaving provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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