User:Godot13/sandbox/List of aviation pioneers (table conversion)

=DRAFT/WORKING= List of aviation pioneers outlines the achievements of those directly and indirectly responsible for the research and advancement of flight.

Pioneers of aviation have contributed to the development of aeronautics in one or more ways: through science and theory, theoretical or applied design, by constructing models or experimental prototypes, the mass production of aircraft for commercial and government request, achievements in flight, and providing financial resources and publicity to expand the field of aviation.

Periods in aviation history (NOTES)
(((Two substantial paragraphs – written by an aviation editor(s) – combining the pre-1914 into one paragraph and the post-1914 into a second paragraph)))

Early (Through ~1750) Modern (1750 – 1900) Pioneer (1900 – 1914)

World War I (1914 – 1918) Golden Age (1918 – 1939) World War II (1939 – 1945) Cold War (1945 – 1991) Present (1991 – present)

Pioneer type

 * Science: Contributions to aerodynamic theory, aviation principles, discoveries advancing aircraft development, etc.
 * Design: Original or derivative ideas or drawings for conceptual/experimental/practical methods of air travel
 * Construction: Building prototypes/experimental/practical aircraft
 * Manufacture: Building aircraft to fill commercial or government requests
 * Aviator: International firsts, major records, major awards received
 * Support: Significant industrial endorsements, philanthropic, founding of relevant organizations, etc.
 * (†) : A dagger following the pioneer's name indicates they died in or as a result of an aircraft accident. When available, the aircraft type/model and the place of the accident are included in the text.

Sorting
The table is organized by pioneer name in alphabetical order. Columns for Name, Date of birth/Date of death, Country and Achievement can be sorted in either ascending or descending order. If two pioneers are paired together, sorting by DOB or Country uses the information for the first of the pair. The Achievement column will sort according to the date of the pioneer’s earliest significant contribution to aviation.

Inclusion criteria
At least one of the following criteria is met:

Scientific contribution to theory and principles (whether correct or not) that were used as contemporary resources, building blocks, or influenced period thought, significant scientific or theoretical achievements with model aircraft;

Designing any aircraft (pre-1910), or a distinct/innovative new design;

Constructing a prototype aircraft (pre-1910);

Manufacturing aircraft (including some direct or supervisory control over design) for commercial and/or military contracts (intended to represent founders of the aviation industry);

Flying (Aviator) solo in an aircraft and receiving a relevant flying certificate (pre-1910); or any significant national (e.g., a flight representing a country’s first) or international achievement, or flight award (initial record holders or demolishing existing records, but not simply breaking established records);

Supporting aviation (e.g., positive publicity; personal, corporate and/or philanthropic sponsorship, education).