Airplanes By makalaka12 Dec 17, 1903 The first airplane By the Wright brothers Period: Dec 17, 1903 to Sep 13, 2012 The history of planes Oct 23, 1906 The 14-bis Jun 29, 1908 Bleriot VIII Sep 13, 1915 The first military aircraft Aug 27, 1939 First turbo jet plane Heinkel He 178 Jul 18, 1942 First operational rocket powered combat aircraft Messerschmitt Me 262 Sep 15, 1956 First sustained regular jet services Aeroflot Nov 19, 1967 First high speed rocket powered aircraft The X-15 was able to fly at speeds of Mach 6.1 or more simply as 7297 kmph Dec 20, 1979 First version of the passenger planes Nov 26, 2003 Concorde It was a supersonic airliner Oct 28, 2005 Boeing 757 Oct 26, 2011 Boeing 787