German pilot jumping from his burning Albatros, 1914-1918.

Wright Brothers engine, 1903.

Orville Wright, American aviator, c 1905.

Wright aircraft of 1907-1909 type, 1909.

Concorde taking off, c 1970s.

General arrangement of the standard 1907-1909 type machine, 1909.

Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, 3 March 2005.

Rolls Royce Olympus 593 Mark 3B aero-engine, c 1969.

Wilbur Wright, American aviator, c 1905.

The Wright Brothers' first attempt at powered flight, 14 December 1903.

Royal Air Force aircraft controllers at wor

Argosy prototype G-EBLF 'City of Glasgow' over central London, 1927.