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Iowa Almanac: First Flight in Iowa

Iowa Almanac for May 10th. Arthur J. Hartman of Burlington made the first flight of heavier-than-air craft in Iowa! Professor Jeff Stein has the story

Professor Jeff Stein has the story of Burlington, Iowa's Art Hartman, the first man to fly a heavier-than-air craft in the state of Iowa on this day, May 10, 1910.

Learn about his early days flying and jumping out of balloons for a living before building and flying his first monoplane.  www.iowaalamanac.com 

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