Airplane

Evolution of Airplanes, Crashes Included

  • The First Airplane

    The First Airplane
    The Wright Brothers | The First Successful Airplane
    December 17, 1903- the first airplane was made by the Wright brothers
  • The Second Airplane

    The Second Airplane
    1904- The Wright Flyer II was the second powered aircraft built by Wilbur and Orville Wright. During 1904 they used it to make a total of 105 flights, ultimately achieving flights lasting five minutes and also making full circles, which was accomplished by Wilbur for the first time on September 20.
    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j8Xy4WQvCxrSOPi3NNrWQgC2iTewSyoh9ELclR9ONkU/edit
  • The Third Flight

    The Third Flight
    Between 10:35 a.m. and noon 15 seconds on the third, and the final, long flight lasted 59 seconds. Distances covered were 120 feet, 175 feet, 200 feet, and 852 feet.
  • First Naval Aircraft

    First Naval Aircraft
    U.S. Navy purchased its first airplane, a Wright Model B on 19 July 1911
  • Auction of the Planes

    Auction of the Planes
    In 1920 the English air force auctioned off 10,000 extra planes. There were more planes everywhere with aircraft manufacturers releasing new, bigger and better models every year to meet the demands.
  • Welcome to Jet Plane World

    Welcome to Jet Plane World
    In the late 1950s jet planes were introduced to the world. Their ticket prices were out of reach for an average traveler and the flights were becoming more dangerous.
  • Modern Planes

    Modern Planes
    1970- modern planes were being made and accidents happened more often and planes were becoming advanced.
  • 1977 Runway Accident

    1977 Runway Accident
    On March 27, 1977 in Los Rodeos Airport an airplane ready to take off, but a thick fog restricted view as another flight crashed right into the other plane.
    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/history/this-1977-plane-crash-occurred-right-on-the-_1/
  • 1985 Plane Crash

    1985 Plane Crash
    The JAL Flight 123 crash, which caused the death of 520 people, is the worst ever airplane accident involving a single passenger aircraft.
  • Concorde Air Crash

    Concorde Air Crash
    Air France Flight 4590 crashed in a suburban area in Gonesse. The plane went down in flames right after take-off. The ground officers noticed a fire on the left wing of the plane. The pilot wasn't able to go higher than 200 meters.
    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Air-France-flight-4590
  • Snoring Pilot

    Snoring Pilot
    An Air India plane crashed in Manglore on the 22 of May. Investigators say they hears heavy breathing and loud snoring from the cockpit voice recorder.
  • Window Plane

    Window Plane
    The largest window on any passenger aircraft, measuring a whopping 137cm x 45cm. This was launched in 2018. Luxurious plane with big windows to see the sky near you.
  • New Military Plane

    New Military Plane
    Lockheed Martin is proposing to create the new F-21 in collaboration with India' s Tata Advanced Services.
  • Bigger and Better

    Bigger and Better
    The Boeing-777x is a new commercial plane under development and ready to be launched in at least mid 2020. This plane will be bigger and better than most modern planes.