Ale vysoko! Mal′ovana istoriya aviatsiyi

Vid pradavnich chasiv lyudy prahnuly litaty. Uvazhno sposterihaly za povitryanymy mandramy roslyn, tvaryn i ptachiv. Prydumuvaly y perepovidaly kazky ta mify pro litay-kylymy y letyuchych charivnykiv. I beznastanno robyly sproby zletity — ta schorazu marno. Lyshe v epochu technichnoho prohresu, koly z’yavylysya novi znannya, materialy y sposoby yich poyednuvaty, postupovo pochala vtilyuvatysya mriya lyudstva: pidnyatysya v nebo. YAk i navischo poshyryuyut′sya povitryam roslyny, mihruyut′ ptachy ta zviri? CHto vyhadav povitryani kuli ta planery? CHomu pershi litaky z’yavylysya pid chas Pershoyi svitovoyi viyny, i koly pochalasya istoriya pasazhyrs′koyi aviatsiyi?