Franklin from the Peanuts Gang

Rickety Rocket

Rickety Rocket was a Saturday Morning cartoon about the adventures of a Black group of friends that created a robot rocket complete with the personality and voice befitting another Black friend which helped them run a detective agency.

The animated television series, produced by Ruby-Spears Productions, ran from 1979 to 1980 on ABC as a segment on The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show.

The Falcon

Falcon, Sam Wilson, was introduced into comics back in 1969 and became Captain America's partner. He wasn't flying then yet but later came across some wings. They were always made by other people as Sam did not have the ability to create such things. He also was later given the power to communicate with birds. Initially this was specifically with his pet falcon Redwing and was stong enough to for him to be able to see through the bird's eye. Later he became able to control all kinds of birds. There is also a version of Sam Wilson that is an excellent inventor. That version, while not represented in animation, did indeed create his own wings.