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    History of aviation (Kitty hawk to pakistan)
    (UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY, 2016) Mohammad Saad Shahid; Mohammad Saad
    Flying in air was considered as a natural phenomenon. Birds in air became an inspiration for the mankind to fly. Flying in air attracts many people towards it. It is not like that a man came from somewhere and started flying in the air. There is a history behind the flying. Basically, the concept of flying has emerged from the birds. First of all, kites were invented. It used to fly in air in different special occasions and it became appealing factors for the people. Kites were invented by the Chinese in earlier days. Kites were being flown in the air for religious events and also for the sake of fun. Then, different colors of kites were made. With the passage of time, kites were used by the people to check the weather conditions. People were getting more towards flying then they started studying the principles on which birds flew. People wanted to fly in air and their desire became aspiration. After having a deep study in how birds fly. People made different handmade wings of feathers and flew in the air from the top of the hill and result was disastrous. There was a huge difference in the mechanism of bird's flight because human body cannot move the way a bird's body move. So, this experiment was a complete failure but still people tried this many times and the result remained same.
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    Human factors in aviation maintenance
    (UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY, 2015) Muhammad Siddique; Muhammad Ali
    Human factors described in this chapter, and explain its importance to the aviation industry. It studies mainly in terms of human error and between human factors and events of relationships (i.e., if something can go wrong, it will).