Without exaggeration, for millennia the sky beckoned man. Flying heroes lived in the legends and legends of all nations. Baba Yaga plowed the sky in a stupa and Snake Gorynych, winged Pegasus soared up, and the first transport aircraft - a carpet-plane - transported passengers. Man always wanted to fly. Flight is speed, it is freedom, it is delight! Time passed, and finally the dream came true. After many unsuccessful and tragic attempts and experiments, man mastered the air element, although this path was difficult and thorny. In our book, we will tell the story of flight from the first flight of a balloon to modern supersonic aircraft and spacecraft.