FROM FISH TO BICYCLING: The Role of Some Metaphors in the History of the European Aviation

Abstract

The aim of this article is to explain the development of some metaphors and their role in the history of Europear aviation. The description spreads from Aristotle's notion about the flight of living beings to the accepted theories of our century and so touches the supposed similarity between the birds and fish furthermore flying and svvimming and rowing. Parallel with the rising of the metaphor of 'aircycling' the usage of those analogies forced back and so did the aspiration for planning flapping-winged aeroplanes nowadays.