Editing Aircraft (section)

==== Fixed-wing Aircraft ====
{{Main|Fixed-wing aircraft}}
[[Glider (sailplane)|Gliders]] were one of the first forms of a fixed wing aircraft. They are a special type of aircraft that doesn't require an engine.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Gliders {{!}} Glenn Research Center {{!}} NASA |url=https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/beginners-guide-to-aeronautics/gliders/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250308232351/https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/beginners-guide-to-aeronautics/gliders/ |archive-date=2025-03-08 |access-date=2025-04-26 |work=Glenn Research Center {{!}} NASA |language=en-US}}</ref> The first person to successfully build a human-carrying glider was [[George Cayley]], who also was the first to discover the four major aerodynamic forces.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Pioneers : An Anthology : Sir George Cayley Bt. (1773 - 1857) |url=https://ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/cayley.html |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=ctie.monash.edu.au}}</ref> The first powered aircraft ([[Airplane]]) was invented by [[Wright brothers|Wilbur and Orville Wright]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-12-01 |title=Who Invented the Airplane? (Grades K-4) - NASA |url=https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/who-invented-the-airplane-grades-k-4/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>