airplanes

By adirpold

  • First successful flying model

    First successful flying model propelled by an internal combustion engine

  • First take off from a ship

    In January 1911 he takes off from shore and lands on a ship anchored off the coast of California.

  • Airmail service inaugurated

    The U. S. Postal Service inaugurates airmail service from Polo Grounds in Washington, D.C.

  • First practical radar

    British scientist Sir Robert Watson-Watt patents the first practical radar (for radio detection and ranging) system for meteorological applications. During World War II radar is successfully used in Great Britain to detect incoming aircraft and provide information to intercept bombers.

  • B-52 bomber

    Boeing makes the B-52 bomber. It has eight turbojet engines, intercontinental range, and a capacity of 500,000 pounds

  • Boeing 747

    Boeing conducts the first flight of a wide-body, turbofan-powered commercial airliner, the 747, one of the most successful aircraft ever produced.