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  • The First Airplane

    The First Airplane
    The Wright brothers spent 4 years researching flight and developing their plane. Their plane became the first successful plane to ever fly. It took flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
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    Records Broke

    Jean Batten broke many records in five years. For example, during her flight from England to New Zealand, she flew 22,891 km in 11 days, and 45 minutes. This record time was unbroken for 44 years.

  • First Person Flies Across Atlantic

    First Person Flies Across Atlantic
    Amelia Earhart became the first person to fly solo, nonstop flight across the Atlantic. Her trip was around 2,400 miles long.

  • First Jet Engine

    First Jet Engine
    Sir Frank Whittle created the first jet engine. His engine was actually patented in 1932. His engine was tested and was successful on April 12th, 1937.

  • Plane Exceeds the Speed of Sound

    Charles E. Yeager in the Bell X-1 rocket-propelled experimental aircraft became the first man to exceed the speed of sound.

  • First Non-Stop Flight Around the World

    First Non-Stop Flight Around the World
    The aircraft landed successfully at 10:22 am after a flight time of 94 hours and 1 minute. The distance of the flight was 23,452 miles. The airplane was named The Lucky Lady lI.

  • First Supersonic Transport

    The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 was the first supersonic transport. It made its first transatlantic crossing on September 26th, 1973. It had a maximum cruising speed of 1,354 miles per hour.

  • First Boeing 747 Commercial Flight

    First Boeing 747 Commercial Flight
    The 747 entered its service on January 22nd, 1970. Its first flight was from New York to London. The flight seated 177 passengers and had a crew of 21.