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Sub-topic: First in Aeronautics
Question Type: Intermediate

*Who was considered the father of aeronautics?

Answer: Sir George Caylay
Reference: http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/ Allstar Network 1995-98

Sub-topic: First in Aeronautics
Question Type: Intermediate

*This Leonardo Da Vinci designed a machine called the Ornithopter. How would this machine be powered?

Answer: It was to be powered by a human muscle
Reference: http://www.Allstar.fiu.edu/aero/historyld.htm , AllStar Network. 1995-98

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