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Hosted by Cory Trunkhill · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 15 episodes
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Welcome to the Apocryphal History of Flight! Hosted by Dr. Cory Trunkhill (PhD), this show will discuss the myths, legends, and early pioneers of flight from before the Wright Brothers. We will also explore technological advances such as the kite, balloons, and gliders. This history will attempt to maintain a narrative chronological format, though there will be some deviations for interest. You can contact the host via Facebook, X, or at apocflight@gmail.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Cory Trunkhill hosts The Apocryphal History of Flight, a history show with 15 episodes published.
Just a quick update on me taking some time for professional development. The next episode on legends and cryptids is on the way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This episode covers the exciting developments in ballooning from the 1780’s to the 1900’s. There will be firsts, records, women aeronauts, war balloons, balloon bombs, the premier aircraft carrier, and the first and only
Scientists are stymied trying to capture hydrogen until a Montgolfier brother stumbles across "Montgolfier gas" which triggers the race to First Manned Flight! Meanwhile, Jacques Charles and the Robert brothers succeed i
The history of aviation reaches a watershed period with new theories and technologies swirling to constitute the beginnings of lighter than air aircraft, or aerostats if you like the fancier term. The concept of the vacu
We take a look at some of the lesser known aviation pioneers from the Age of the Enlightenment. Were some completely made up? How many were persecuted? Why were clergy so willing to fly? Did whales play a key role in the
On this last installment of the tower jumpers, we look at a pair of brothers from Istanbul. One who glides over the Bosporus and is exiled and the other who uses a rocket powered glider to splash down into the sea and wa
On this very special holiday episode, we examine not only Santa's Sleigh and flying reindeer, but some of the quirky and lesser-known holiday personalities and animals who also fly to deliver yuletide joy, and also maybe
In Tower Jumpers Part II we start with someone who tried using an oversized robe in Constantinople. The next subject is a Portuguese schoolteacher with a biplane style design. Our last jumper for this episode was an Abbo
In The Tower Jumpers, Part I, we start with a British King who takes flight instruction from the dead. We then see a magician come to a sticky end in Rome. After that a Muslim intellectual ends up with a sore back for hi
In this episode we take a look at the smaller scale advancements and oddities from antiquity. Did the Greeks have steam-powered wooden footballs? Did the Egyptians have large load carrying gliders? Were helicopters zoomi
On this episode, flying chairs are discussed and dissected. Could eagles (or gryphons) lift kings to survey their lands? And were rocket chairs ahead of their time? The show ends on a real-life legend of aviation infamy.
Kites were not always the innocent fun activity that brings back nostalgic memories of childhood. From the early beginnings, kites had a fundamental role in warfare. Also, why aren't they considered the "first manned-fli
We explore the mythical Icarus and Daedalus. Could it have been possible to make a set of wings and escape a prison/maze with a monster on their heals? Listen in and find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m
In this episode, Dr. Trunkhill explains who he is, why this show, and what this show is all about. This is the primer for the series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Apocryphal History of Flight is hosted by Cory Trunkhill. The show is categorised under history (technology) and has published 15 episodes.
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