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Aviation Timeline

By Kaliiii.x3
  • 1000 BCE

    First kites

    First kites
    Kites are invented in China.
  • 1485

    Da Vinci Designs

    Da Vinci Designs
    Leonardo da Vinci designs flying machines.

  • Hot air balloon flight

    Hot air balloon flight
    The first untethered manned hot air balloon flight was in Paris, France in a balloon created by the Montgolfier brothers.

  • The first in flight

    The first in flight
    The wright brothers took off in flight with the first ever plane in North Carolina.

  • A pilot license first

    A pilot license first
    Bessie Coleman became the first African-American to gain a pilot’s license.

  • Jet engine invented

    Jet engine invented
    British inventor Frank Whittle invents the jet engine.

  • First women flies across Atlantic

    First women flies across Atlantic
    Amelia Earhart is the first women to fly across the Atlantic ocean without stopping.

  • Record Breaking flight

    Record Breaking flight
    New Zealander Jean Batten makes record-breaking flights around the world.

  • First boeing 747 commercial flight

    First boeing 747 commercial flight
    Boeing 747 makes the first commercial flight.

  • Concorde passengers

    Concorde passengers
    Concorde begins its first passenger-carrying service.