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AVIATION INDUSTRY

By Foxtrot123

  • First hot-air balloon flight

    First hot-air balloon flight
    Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier brothers launched a balloon on a tether with Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, a chemistry and physics teacher, aboard. He stayed aloft for approximately 4 minutes reaching an altitude of 26 metres (length of the tether). The brothers demonstrated this event publicly in Annonay, Ardeche, France. This event is marked as the first milestone in the Aviation industry.

  • First successful airplane

    First successful airplane
    The landmark event that took place in the late 1903 paved the way for modern transportation industry. In 1903 Wilbur and Orville Wright made four flights with their powered aircraft. The propeller-driven, gasoline powered aircraft stayed aloft for around 12 seconds and covered 120 feet in the first flight driven by Orville. The event that took place in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina marked the beginning for Aviation and Space industries.

  • First takeoff from ship

    First takeoff from ship
    In 1910, Eugene Burton Ely made the first successful unassisted take-off of Hudson Fulton Flyer from the deck of scout cruiser USS Birmingham in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Through the 83 ft runway, he could travel only 57 ft before taking off but this five-minute flight was a success (Moore, 1981). The purpose of this project was to prove that an aircraft can be taken off from any terrain, which especially helps in the case of navy and paved the way for aircraft carriers.

  • First Gyroscopic autopilot

    First Gyroscopic autopilot
    The first gyroscopic auto pilot was implemented by Lawrence Sperry at Paris in the year of 1914 June 18. this was the world 1st autopilot aircraft .Auto pilot aircraft was the most innovative one and this brought a significant change in the aviation industry. The purpose of the project is to use the aircraft in both military and civilian services.

  • First TransAtlantic Flight

    First TransAtlantic Flight
    In 1919, Captain John Alcock and navigator Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown completed the world’s first transatlantic flight on modified Vickers Vimy bomber after flying for more than 16 hours and covering a distance of 3000 kilometers between Canada and Ireland. The main purpose of this project was to introduce improved aircraft engines that could fly in any climatic conditions and has the power to lift required fuel so that it can be used for commercial and military purposes.

  • First Jet Aircraft

    First Jet Aircraft
    Heinkel He 178 is the world first jet aircraft, made its 1st takeoff on 1939 august 27. The German company Heinkel develop the aircraft accordance with Ernst Heinkels and engineer Hans von ohain. Pilot Erich warsitz flown the jet aircraft. This is a high-speed aircraft with 380 mph of maximum speed. This is the 1st jet aircraft using turbo jet engine. The main purpose of the project as minimize the the fly time.

  • First supersonic transport flight

    First supersonic transport flight
    The concorde is the first supersonic transport flight which was developed together by Sud aviation and British Aircraft Corporation. It was first flown in 1969 and started service in 1976 and continued for 27 years. The main purpose of this project was to shorten the travel time. Maximum speed of Concorde was twice the speed of sound that is 2180 kmph

  • First Boeing 747

    First Boeing 747
    The Boeing 747 is an American wide-body commercial jet airliner and cargo aircraft. The first wide-body airplane produced, it was the first plane dubbed a "Jumbo Jet". First flown commercially in 1970, the 747 held the passenger capacity record for 37 years. Electrical engineer Malcolm Stamper lead a team of 50,000 people to build the Boeing 747. The purpose of building Boeing 747 is that it can accommodate 524 passengers in a typical class 2 layout which makes itself largest flight.

  • First non-stop flight around the world

    First non-stop flight around the world
    December 23, 1986 marked the first nonstop flight around the globe by the experimental aircraft voyager. Flown by the two american aviators named Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, the plane made its journey of 24,987 miles in nine days. In order to maneuver around the world, the plane had to hold maximum fuel and it had to be as light as possible. Therefore initially it was constructed using carbon fiber material and fiberglass by a team of volunteers along with Burt, Rutans.

  • First aircraft produced through computer-aided design and engineering

    First aircraft produced through computer-aided design and engineering
    The Boeing 777 airliner made its first flight in June 1994-starting a career that would revolutionize the airline industry. The Boeing 777 helped in the process to make the jumbos obsolete like the iconic 747. Traditional thinking dictated that there is safety in numbers in the early days of jet-powered commercial flight. As a result, three-and four-engine jetliners dominated long-haul flying.