Where and when did planes originate?

In 1898, a 6 inch model of what looks like a glider was found in the tomb at Saqquara. It has been exhibited in a museum in Cario. Was it just a toy or a scale down version of the real aircraft?

The first glider than actually flew was made by a man named Sir George Cayel. In 1843, William S. Henson made plans for a model plane, but it proved to be a failure. However, when his friend, John Stingfellow, tried to make a plane with the same model, he succeeded