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Air ballons
"Beginning in 1783, a few aeronauts made daring, uncontrolled flights in lighter-than-air balloons, filled with either hot air or hydrogen gas. But this was hardly a practical way to fly." -
Concept of Planes
"It wasn’t until the turn of the nineteenth century that an English baronet from the gloomy moors of Yorkshire conceived a flying machine with fixed wings, a propulsion system, and movable control surfaces. This was the fundamental concept of the airplane." -
First successful flight
"Samuel Pierpont Langley builds a gasoline-powered version of his tandem-winged "Aerodromes." the first successful flying model to be propelled by an internal combustion engine. As early as 1896 he launches steam-propelled models with wingspans of up to 15 feet on flights of more than half a mile." -
First successful flight
" Inspired by his success, Wilbur and Orville Wright experiment with aerodynamic surfaces to control an airplane in flight. Their work leads them to make the first controlled, sustained, powered flights on December 17, 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina." -
First longest flight
Actual Flight of The Flyer at Kitty Hawk "The first heavier-than-air flight traveled one hundred twenty feet in twelve seconds. The two brothers took turns flying that day with the fourth and last flight covering 850 feet in 59 seconds. But the Flyer was unstable and very hard to control." -
Planes turned into wepons
"As World War I approaches, aircraft have become an essential part of war and peace." -
Planes become even more weponized
After WW2 planes became better and better for fighting. They became more deadly by adding stronger bombs and wepons and building more powerful planes that can carry more weight. -
First jet powered comercial aircraft
"The prototype De Havilland Comet makes its first flight on July 27. Three years later the Comet starts regular passenger service as the first jet-powered commercial aircraft, flying between London and South Africa." -
B-52 bommer
Boeing makes the B-52 bomber. It has eight turbojet engines, intercontinental range, and a capacity of 500,000 pounds. -
Planes in todays world
Planes now are highly complex and not only are used for fighting but to transport people everyday. Millions of people from all around the world travel from country to country and even state to state.
