As early as the third century C.E., the Chinese were building and experimenting with kites, showing an understanding of certain aeronautical principles long before experimentation of this kind even began in Europe.
तीसरी सदी में ही चीनी लोग पतंगें बनाकर प्रयोग कर रहे थे और विमान - विज्ञान के अमुक सिद्धांतों को समझने लगे थे ।