This is how I get to work in the morning

http://www.flyingmachines.org/

Here is a website about flying machine attempts before the Wright Brothers came along. I'm having trouble finding any movies right now...

Here is a Youtube video of the Wright Brothers. The title says "first flight" but it is not. This is Flyer II or Flyer III. Look how high it gets, and look at the mechanism they created to help the plane take off.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-CvkEUSAO4