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By ERDANI

  • First successful flight

    First successful flight
    Wright Brothers: Orville and Wilbur Wright achieve the first controlled, sustained, and powered flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, with the Flyer 1, which flew 36.5 meters in 12 seconds.

  • First commercial flight

    First commercial flight
    Tony Jannus pilots the world's first commercial flight between St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, aboard a seaplane, marking the start of commercial aviation.

  • Charles Lindbergh’s Transatlantic flight

    Charles Lindbergh’s Transatlantic flight
    Charles Lindbergh makes the first non-stop flight between New York and Paris, in his aircraft Spirit of St. Louis, a milestone that established international commercial aviation.

  • Jet aircraft: The Heinkel He 178

    Jet aircraft: The Heinkel He 178
    Heinkel He 178, the world’s first jet-powered aircraft, makes its first flight, starting the era of jet aviation.

  • Breaking the sound barrier by Chuck Yeager

    Breaking the sound barrier by Chuck Yeager
    Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to break the sound barrier aboard the Bell X-1, a milestone in aviation history.

  • First commercial jet airliner

    First commercial jet airliner
    The de Havilland Comet becomes the first commercial jet airliner, ushering in the era of jet-powered commercial aviation.

  • Launch of the Boeing 747

    Launch of the Boeing 747
    The Boeing 747 makes its maiden flight, setting a new standard for passenger aircraft due to its ability to carry more people.

  • Boeing 747

    Boeing 747
    The Boeing 747, known as the "Jumbo," entered service, revolutionizing air travel with its ability to carry more passengers over long distances.

  • Airbus A320

    Airbus A320
    This aircraft was the first to incorporate fully electronic flight controls (fly-by-wire), changing how airplanes were handled by pilots.

  • Airbus A380

    Airbus A380
    The A380, the world's largest commercial airplane, made its first flight. Its capacity to carry up to 850 passengers made it ideal for long-haul flights.

  • Boeing 787 Dreamliner

    Boeing 787 Dreamliner
    The first flight of the Boeing 787 marked an innovation in fuel efficiency, with a fuselage made of composite materials that made it lighter and more economical.

  • Solar-powered plane Solar Impulse 2:

    Solar-powered plane Solar Impulse 2:
    This fully solar-powered aircraft circumnavigated the globe, proving that aviation could have a more sustainable future.

  • Development of electric planes

    Development of electric planes
    As aviation works toward reducing emissions, the first electric planes for short-distance flights began to emerge, though still in the testing phase.