Flight

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  • First Plane Crash

    First Plane Crash
    The first fatal aviation accident was the crash of a Rozière balloon near Wimereux, France, on June 15, 1785, killing its inventor Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier as well as the other occupant, Pierre Romain.

  • Lighter-Than-Air

    Lighter-Than-Air
    The first military uses of aviation involved lighter-than-air balloons. During the Battle of Fleurus in 1794, the French observation balloon l'Entreprenant was used to monitor Austrian troop movements.[2] The use of lighter-than-air aircraft in warfare became prevalent in the 19th century, including regular use in the American Civil War. Lighter-than-air military aviation persisted until shortly after World War II,

  • First EMS

    First EMS
    "During the Great War, the first true Air Ambulance flight was made when a Serbian officer was flown from the battlefield to hospital by a plane of the French Air Service. Records kept by the French at the time indicated that, if casualties could be evacuated by air within six hours of injury, the mortality rate among the wounded would fall from 60 per cent to less than 10 per cent - a staggering reduction!"

  • First Plane Flys

    First Plane Flys
    "On December 17th 1903 Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first successful flight in history of a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft." http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-airplane-flies

  • First Plane Death

    First Plane Death
    Sept. 17, 1908: First Airplane Passenger Death. 1908: During flight trials to win a contract from the U.S. Army Signal Corps, pilot Orville Wright and passenger Lt. Thomas Selfridge crash in a Wright Flyer at Fort Myer, Virginia.

  • Heavier-Than-Air

    Heavier-Than-Air
    Heavier-than-air aircraft were recognized as having military applications early on, despite resistance from traditionalists and the severe limitations of early aircraft. The U.S. Army Signal Corps purchased a Wright Model A on 2 August 1909 which became the first military aircraft in history.[3] In 1911,

  • First Philippines Plane

    First Philippines Plane
    "The project was made possible through Capt. Panfillo Villaruel, the man who designed the aircraft, and the one who also contributed to the creation of the first indigenous Filipino-made helicopter, the PADC Hummingbird."

  • Newest Airplane

    Newest Airplane
    Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a long-range, mid-size wide-body, twin-engine jet airliner developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.