airplanes

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  • The first plane was invented

    The first plane was invented
    The first plane was invented by The Wright Brothers

  • The first plane was flown

    The first plane was flown
    The first airplane to fly was named flyer and was flown by the Wright Brothers.

  • The first plane crash

    The first plane crash
    modified Wright Brothers aircraft crashed during a demonstration at Fort Myer, Va. one person was killed and the other injured. https://study.com/l

  • Military receives a plane

    Military receives a plane
    The wright brother brothers gave the military a plane. They saw the military as obvious customer.

  • Robert H. Goddard makes the first free flight of a liquid-fueled rocket

    Robert H. Goddard makes the first free flight of a liquid-fueled rocket
    the rocket burned for 20 seconds before consuming enough liquid oxygen and gasoline to lift itself off the launch

  • Charles Lindbergh completes his solo transatlantic flight

    Charles Lindbergh completes his solo transatlantic flight
    Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight in history

  • Frank Whittle invents the jet engine.

    Frank Whittle invents the jet engine.
    Frank Whittle joined with associates to found a company called Power Jets Ltd. He tested his first jet engine on the ground in 1937.

  • The Flyer was donated to the Smithsonian Institution

    The Flyer was donated to the Smithsonian Institution
    The airplane was returned to the United States in 1948 and formally donated to the Smithsonian Institution