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Montgolfier Brothers
The Montgolfier brothers discovered that when they burned paper it created hot air that if they filled a balloon with it the balloon could fly. They got to the point that they could carry people in their hot air balloons. -
Invention of the Dirigible
The dirigible is a balloon that is was filled with hydrogen that could be piloted. -
Francis Wenham
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A dirigible was steered back to its starting point
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Rigid Dirigibles
Ferdinand Von Zepplin created the first rigid dirigible. -
Wright Brothers first flight
The Wright Brothers flew the first powered airplane. -
First monoplane
Louis Bleriot flew the first monoplane. A monoplane is a single winged aircraft. Before there had only been biplanes. -
First Air Races in Europe
The first air races in Europe brought crowds of 100,000 people to see early airplanes race. -
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First Flight Schools
The Wright Brothers and Glen Curtiss opened the first flight schools in the US. -
First Patent for a Multi-engine Airplane
The first patent was filed for a multi-engine airplane. -
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First Flight Across the US
Clabraith Perry Rodgers was the first person to fly across the continental US. -
First Regularly Scheduled Service with a Heavier-than-air Craft
The first regularly scheduled service took off from St. Petersburg, Florida, to Tampa. -
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WWI Aircraft Advancements
Improved aircraft significantly. Max speed went from 70-80 mph to 140-150 and max altitude went from 10,000 ft to 24,000 ft. -
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The First Transatlantic Flight
The US Navy flew a Curtiss flying boat across the Atlantic. -
The First Non-stop Flight Across the Atlantic
John Alcock and Arthur Brown were the first people to fly across the Atlantic without stopping. -
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Barnstormers
Barnstormers were people that went across the US performing with airplanes for crowds of people. This would get more people interested in aircraft. -
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National Air Races
Ralph Pulitzer started the races to encourage high speed flight. The different types of races were cross country and pylon racing. -
Airmail Act of 1925
The Airmail Act of 1925 allowed the postal service to contract airmail service. The contractors would get 80% of the profits. The Act created a demand for better and larger aircraft -
Air Commerce Act
The Air Commerce Act standardized and regulated commercial aviation. It authorized to license planes and pilots, established and enforced air trafficl rules, developed navigational facilities, mapped airways, and investigate accidents. -
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Charles Lindbergh's Flight Across the Atlantic
Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic. It took him 33.5 hours to fly from New York City to Paris. He flew a high-wing monoplane with a 220 HP air-cooled Wright whirlwind engine. -
Mcnary-Watres Act
The Mcnary-Watres Act amended the Air Mail Act of 1925. It allowed air mail carriers to charge for space and gave bonuses to contractors for flying multi-engine aircraft that had the latest instruments. This helped commercial aviation to grow. -
Amelia Earhart's Solo Flight Across the Atlantic
Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. She flew in her Vega monoplane, taking 20 hours and 40 minutes. -
First Flight of the B-17
Boeing created the B-17 for the army. It was a medium to long range bomber that had the speed to out-fly any pursuit aircraft at the time. -
Douglass DC-3
The DC-3 was one of the first planes with a rounded fuselage, which they discovered improved the efficiency of airplanes significantly. The plane had civilian uses and was used in the military. -
Civilian Pilot Training Act of 1939
The Civilian Pilot Training Act trained civilian pilots to protect the US from invasion during WWII. FDR announced at the White House in December of 1938, but it was passed in 1939. -
First Jets
Germany flew the first jet, the Heinkel He 178. Jets would become the main aircraft for the military. -
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Bombing During WWII
During WWII bombing was became a huge operation. The Allies ended up using 3.4 million tons of bombs. -
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WWII
In WWII air superiority was very important. Its importance caused countries to try and develop better airplanes to gain air superiority. Tons of new airplanes were created, countries adopted air forces during or after WWII. -
First Helicopter
The first helicopter was the Sikorsky R-4. It went into service in 1942. The first time a helicopter was used to rescue a pilot was April 23, 1944. -
X-1
The first airplane to break the sound barrier. -
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Berlin Airlift
The USSR blocked off the entrances to west Berlin because they wanted control of it. The US and British airlifted everything that the people in Berlin would need. By April of 1949 there were 1,398 flights per day carrying 12,940 tons of supplies. -
Mach 2
a pilot named Scott Crossfield was the first man to hit mach 2 -
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B-52
the B-52 bomber has been a big part of the US military for over 60 years and it is one farthest fling bombers -
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Vietnam War
in the Vietnam war there were many strategic bombings that targeted the enemies supplies like operation rolling thunder -
mach 3
a X-2 jet was the first plane to hit mach 3
