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Creation of the hot air balloon
On September 19, 1783 Pilatre De Rozier, a scientist, launched the first hot air balloon called 'Aerostat Reveillon'. The passengers were a sheep, a duck and a rooster and the balloon stayed in the air for a grand total of 15 minutes before crashing back to the ground. -
"Wright Flyer"
The first successful aircraft created by the wright brothers. Motor driven and flew 4 miles, but needed a hill to start. -
The first commercial flight
The first fixed-wing scheduled airline was started on January 1, 1914. The flight was piloted by Tony Jannus and flew from St. Petersburg, Florida, to Tampa, Florida, operated by the St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line. -
The first multi passenger plane to cross the country
The first aircraft to fly across the country in a day was the Boeing 247 in 1933, the world's first modern airliner. It could carry 10 passengers, fly 50 percent faster than the Ford Tri-Motor, and cross the country in less than 20 hours. -
The first supersonic flight
The first supersonic flight took place on October 14, 1947 when Captain Charles "Chuck" Yeager piloted a Bell X-1 rocket-powered aircraft and broke the sound barrier in level flight. -
The first commercial supersonic jet.
Concord created the first commercial supersonic passenger jet. Went out of business due to regulation and bans across multiple countries for disruption. -
911
The first terrorist attacks on u.s soil. This event changed air regulations drastically and enforced new policies that would forever change air travel. -
Space x Falcon 9
Falcon 9 is a reusable, two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of people and payloads into Earth orbit and beyond. Falcon 9 is the world’s first orbital class reusable rocket. Reusability allows SpaceX to refly the most expensive parts of the rocket, which in turn drives down the cost of space access.