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First Plane
Two brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first airplane in 1903. They put fabric on the wings to make a smoother wing. They used wire to make it. It was in the air for a total of 12 seconds. They pushed it off a hill in North Carolina. -
Stinson 108
The plane was made with a single engine and a wooden propeller. The wings were made with cloth. It was fully enclosed. It was mostly used to carry mail and a few passengers a couple hundred miles at a time. For example, a Stinson 108 was used at this time. -
Bristol Beaufort 152
This plane was made out of all metal construction. It had multi engines. It had non-stop, trans-continental distances that the plane flew. Plane of this time were the first to have radios. For example, this is a Bristol Beaufort 152. -
Boeing 707
Planes of this time were the start of the jet age. Because it had higher altitudes, they had to be pressurized airplanes. These were the fist with large passenger transportation and international and, trans-oceanic travel. These planes had the were the start of autopilots and radio navigation. They were made out of all metal. For example this plane is a Boeing 707. -
BEA Concord SST
Planes of this time had supersonic transport. They were made of almost all metal. These planes had the first global navigation systems. For example the BEA Concord SST is one of the planes invented at this time. -
Airbus 380
The planes today are the first planes to have more fuel efficiencies. They use composite material like carbon fiber. One of the focuses of today’s planes is the passenger comfort. They also go at higher speeds and altitudes. For example the Airbus 380 is one of the new planes invented.
