The very first airplanes were gliders.
the wright brother invented the glider in the 1890s it was a successful one similar to a airplane but without the engine
The Wright brothers invented their glider to fulfill their ambition of achieving powered flight. They used the glider to test their ideas on aerodynamics and control systems that would later be incorporated into their first powered airplane.
The Wright brothers first airplane was a glider, -wind powered.
1903 by Orville wright probbarly not the first flying thing but, an airplane must have an engine or it is a glider!
A glider
A glider is an aircraft that does not have an engine and relies on natural forces like wind and gravity for flight. It typically launches from a high point and glides through the air. An airplane, on the other hand, is powered by engines that generate thrust to propel it through the air.
The major difference is that a glider relies on natural forces like wind and thermals to stay airborne, while a powered airplane uses an engine to generate thrust for propulsion. Gliders need to constantly seek out rising air currents to maintain altitude, while powered airplanes can fly independently of external sources of lift.
George Cayley built the first glider, Clement Ader built the first self powered airplane, and Wilbur & Orville Wright built the first self powered and controllable airplane.
first take paper and make your glider attach a balloon
Orville and Wilbur Wright built the first airplane that flew under its own power, so they are usually called the inventors of the airplane. What the Wright Brothers actually invented was a gasoline engine light enough to put on an airplane; the first "flying machine" was the glider of Sir George Cayel. The combination of Cayel's glider and the Wrights' engine created the powered airplane. (And seriously, Cayel took the glider idea of Leonardo DaVinci and made one that flew.) And that is the story of most inventions: a person takes something that someone else thought up and makes a better or more useful product from it.
The Wright brothers invented the first airplane in 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. It was a type of glider.
None, the Wright Brothers flew a wind powered glider