Timeline 1

Airplane

By Sams7800

  • The First Airplane Takes Flight

    The First Airplane Takes Flight
    The inventors of the first airplane were Orville and Wilbur Wright. On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers made the first successful experiment in which a machine (aka airplane) carrying a man rose by its own power, flew naturally and at even speed, and descended without damage.

  • Introduction of lightweight, air-cooled radial engines

    Introduction of lightweight, air-cooled radial engines
    New engines are introduced to improve the size of airplanes.

  • First nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic

    First nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic
    The first airplane crosses the atlantic.

  • First Operational Jet

    First Operational Jet
    The first operational jet was created by German scientists.

  • Me 163 Komet Rocket-Powered Aircraft Was Put To Operational Use.

    Me 163 Komet Rocket-Powered Aircraft Was Put To Operational Use.
    The first plane to break the sound barrier in level flight was a rocket plan

  • First aircraft produced through computer-aided design and engineering

    First aircraft produced through computer-aided design and engineering
    Aircrafts start to become produced of computer means.

  • Joint research program to develop second-generation supersonic airliner

    Joint research program to develop second-generation supersonic airliner
    The United States and Russia develop a plane for the 21st century.