Airplane By YairZiv Apr 16, 1867 Birth of Wilbur Wright Aug 19, 1871 Birth of Orville Wright May 26, 1890 Inventors began thinking about space traveling Mar 17, 1903 Request for a patent application The Wright brothers requested a patent application for a "flying machine" Dec 17, 1903 First successful experiment with a plane First successful experiment where a plane carried a man by its own power, it flew naturally and in even speed, and landed without damage Jun 1, 1907 Birth of Frank Whittle Sep 17, 1908 First fatal airplane crush First fatal crash Dec 14, 1911 Birth of Hans von Ohain May 26, 1939 Frank Whittle and Hans von Ohain developed the jet engine May 26, 1948 Lippisch Ente, first aircraft to fly with the power of the jet engine Apr 12, 1981 First successful space shuttle - Space Shuttle Columbia Aug 9, 1996 Death of Frank Whittle Mar 13, 1998 Death of Hans von Ohine
