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Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi (1609-1640),
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12 Jan 2008 Sat 09:00 pm |
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an inhabitant of Istanbul in the 17th century Ottoman Empire is credited with the first appropriate flight with artificial wings in the history of aviation. The event took place in the year 1638 during the tenure of Sultan Murad IV. Hezarfen took off from the 183-foot tall Galata Tower near Bosporus and landed successfully at Uskudar, on the other side.
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12 Jan 2008 Sat 10:12 pm |
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Quoting Roswitha: an inhabitant of Istanbul in the 17th century Ottoman Empire is credited with the first appropriate flight with artificial wings in the history of aviation. The event took place in the year 1638 during the tenure of Sultan Murad IV. Hezarfen took off from the 183-foot tall Galata Tower near Bosporus and landed successfully at Uskudar, on the other side. |
Wow, they certainly had high ambitions.... but then What happened??
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13 Jan 2008 Sun 03:25 am |
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Quoting Waseem_UK: Quoting Roswitha: an inhabitant of Istanbul in the 17th century Ottoman Empire is credited with the first appropriate flight with artificial wings in the history of aviation. The event took place in the year 1638 during the tenure of Sultan Murad IV. Hezarfen took off from the 183-foot tall Galata Tower near Bosporus and landed successfully at Uskudar, on the other side. |
Wow, they certainly had high ambitions.... but then What happened?? |
Sultan Murat IV was delighted and wanted to award Hezarfen but then changed his mind. Hezarfen was exiled to Algeria for being considered as a threat 
I've read it in the interior of Galata tower , near to composition - depiction of Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi.
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13 Jan 2008 Sun 03:30 am |
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super, you are amazing Slavica!!
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13 Jan 2008 Sun 08:34 am |
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Quoting slavica: Quoting Waseem_UK: Quoting Roswitha: an inhabitant of Istanbul in the 17th century Ottoman Empire is credited with the first appropriate flight with artificial wings in the history of aviation. The event took place in the year 1638 during the tenure of Sultan Murad IV. Hezarfen took off from the 183-foot tall Galata Tower near Bosporus and landed successfully at Uskudar, on the other side. |
Wow, they certainly had high ambitions.... but then What happened?? |
Sultan Murat IV was delighted and wanted to award Hezarfen but then changed his mind. Hezarfen was exiled to Algeria for being considered as a threat
I've read it in the interior of Galata tower , near to composition - depiction of Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi.
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If Murat IV had appreciated the possiblilties history might have been very different.
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13 Jan 2008 Sun 10:25 am |
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This magnificent event was celebrated in the film Istanbul Kanatlarımın Altında. Wonderful film music too ... I love it!
I have a video clip and some of the music on my Book Marketing page
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