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.
Jau mūsu ēras trešajā gadsimtā ķīnieši būvēja pūķus un eksperimentēja ar tiem, apliecinot noteiktu aeronautikas principu izpratni ilgu laiku pirms tam, kad Eiropā sākās pirmie tāda veida eksperimenti.