The first untethered, free flight with human passengers was on 21 November 1783.

Macy's stopped the untethered flights.

April 19, 2013 - Short untethered flight.

The first manned untethered flight was made in April 1980.

The first untethered flight, piloted by Capt. Ron Shepherd, took place on 3 August 1954 before a distinguished audience.

May 13 - The Sikorsky VS-300, which made its first flight the previous year, makes its first untethered flight.

The modern age of aviation began with the first untethered human lighter-than-air flight on November 21, 1783, in a hot air balloon designed by the Montgolfier brothers.

The Ka-22 first lifted from the ground on 17 June 1959, and made its first untethered flight on 15 August 1959.

Unlike Ellehammer's semi-biplane of the previous year, this (otherwise unnamed) triplane was capable of making free, untethered flights.

The V1's first untethered flight was on 3 August 1940, after over 100 hours of ground and tethered testing.