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Defining Moments in Australian History: Australia’s first piloted flight
https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2023/08/defining-moments-in-australian-history-australias-first-piloted-flight/
In 1894, almost a decade before the Wright brothers celebrated the first powered flight, Australian inventor Lawrence Hargrave connected four box kites of his own design, added a seat, and flew 4.8m off the ground, proving it was possible to build a safe, heavier-than-air flying machine.