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Gas Powered Engine Used
The first airpane used a gas powered engine to fly the plane. The Wright Brothers designed this engine for their own plane. -
First Successful Airplane
Orville and Wilbur Wright have a successful flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The pilot was Orville. It was the first controlled and powered flight. -
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First Successful Flight Over English Channel
Louis Bleriot crossed the English Channel. He crossed the 25 miles of water in 36 minutes. His plane was used to train pilots in the U.S. and France. -
First Military Airplane
Trials for a military airplane began in 1908. After successful flights, Orville, the pilot crashed and killed his passenger. It was the first death on an airplane. Later, the plane was modified and was bought by the army for $30,000. -
Air-Cooled Engine
It was 1/2 the price of water-cooled engines, it had a lighter weight, streamlined, and trouble-free. -
First Bombers Are Used
Bombers were drifferent from most airplanes; they had a different shape and were designed to carry a heavy load. they also had more engines than most planes: 4 engines. -
First Airplane Weapons
Many airplanes were used for reconnaissance and taking pictures in the early stages of WWI. Later, pilots took pistols and rifles with them and started using machine guns on the airplanes. The palnes were an offensiv weapon. -
AirMail is Developed
Mail is first delivered by airplane. The US Postal Service takes over airmail from the US army Air Service. -
First Flight Around the World
The flight around the world took 175 days and around 27,000 miles were travelled to complete. It stayed in the Northern Hemisphere. Four planes started and only two of those planes returned. -
First Trans Atlantic Non-stop Flight
It was the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean from Long Island, New York to Paris, France. -
First Female Flight Across the Atlantic
Amelia Earhart Flies solo across the Atlantic Ocean from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland to Culmore, Northern Ireland. The flight lasted 14 hours, 56 minutes. She flew threw strong winds, icy conditions and mechanical problems. -
Silencing Airplanes
"Airplanes are too noisy," many people complained about the noise of the airplanes. Changes were made to commercial and military airplanes. New technolgy and methods were used to silence the palnes more. -
Italy Creates Their Own Military Airplane
During WWII, Italy proved that the country could create their own military airplane. It was the best Italian fighter plane in the War. -
America Flies First Jet Airplane
Flight proved that jets were efficient and feasible. -
First Airplane Travels faster than the Speed of Light
The frist airplane to travel faster than the speed of light (700mph). In 1948, it traveled at 957mph. -
First Nonstop Flight Around the World
The captain and the crew fly from Fort Worth, around the world, and back to Fort Worth in 94 hours, 1 minute. The flight was 29,452 miles long and needed 4 aerial refuelings. -
First Airplane to Take Passngers Across Atlantic
This airplane took 100 first-class passengers across the Atlantic in only 4 hours. The prices were very expensive because of the high operating costs. -
Deadliest Airplane Disaster
Two airplanes crash into World Trade Center in New York, killing 2,996 people. -
GPS on Planes
After 70 years of using radar technology, airplanes are starting to use GPS technology. -
First Solar Powered Airplane
The first solar powered airplane flies for 87 minutes at an altitude of 4,000 feet.
