Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi (lived in the
17th century in
Constantinople,
Ottoman Empire) is one of the first aviator
?s, who has succeded to fly with artificial wings. He is supposed to be inspired and use the studies of [Leonardo Da Vinci]
? on flight of
birds. He started flying from a high tower in
Constantinople and managed to fly over the
Bosporus. Some few people known to succeed this kind of flight are an aviator from Moorish
Spain and an English monk in 9th and 12th centuries, respectively. One of Hezarfen's friends
Lagari Hasan Celebi is known to perform the first flight with a rocket in a conic cage filled with gun powder.