'''Aircraft''' are machines that fly up into the air. The earliest aircraft were [[kite]]s and [[hot air balloon]]s. [[Dirigible]]s filled with hydrogen proved airworthy, but there was always the problem of combustion (see [[Hindenburg disaster]]). | '''Aircraft''' are machines that fly up into the air. The earliest aircraft were [[kite]]s and [[hot air balloon]]s. [[Dirigible]]s filled with hydrogen proved airworthy, but there was always the problem of combustion (see [[Hindenburg disaster]]). |