Jean Marie Le Bris flight story by Aleena and Duor
In 1857, there was a man named Jean Marie Le Bris who was a french sailor and sea captain.
i'm a french sailor!
eh-eh....?
Jean observed the soaring flight of an albatross. He was fascinated to see the flying bird floating and wheeling without any apparent exertion
C'est Magnifique !
EH-EH!!!!!!
He killed the albatross and studied its wings.
sorry buddy..
he constructed “The artificial albatross” : 50 foot wingspan wooden and cloth. There were hand-operated levers to change angle of wings and foot-devices to change the position of tail.
its beautiful
He launched his machine off a horse drawn cart and was pretty successful - it flew for a height of 100 m and for a distance of 200 m.
I'M FLYING!!
oh no!!
he broke a wing but was unharmed. the attempt was pretty successful overall.