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Wright Flyer
The first flight of an object heavier than air commenced in 1903 by the Wright brothers.The distance of 37m. -
Bleriot IX
In 1909 Louis Bleriot invented the first monoplane called Bleriot IX. Bleriot completed a 36.6km flight from Calais, France to Dover, UK, in 37 minutes. -
Gyrostabilizer
1914 was the Lawrence Sperry demonstrates the automatic gyrostabilizer. This kept planes level and flying in a straight line. 2 years later he improved on gyrostabilizer by adding steering mechanism to create automatic pilot. -
The First Fighter Plane
French pilot Roland Garros flew the first ever fighter plane. The plane was armed with a machine gun that shot through it's propeller. While piloting plane took down 5 planes. -
Heinkel HE178
The heinkel HE178 was the first fully jet powered plane. -
X-15
The X-15 was created in 1960. It reached the speed of mach 6, it was six times faster than the Bell X-1 which broke the speed barrier 13 years ago. -
B-2 Spirit
The B-2 Spirit was the most expensive plane ever made, it costs more than one Billion Dollars to build. The B-2 Spirit was a long range bomber so it uses less fuel. -
Airbus 350
The Airbus 350 is a double decker plane. It is the largest plane built and had enough seats for 555 people.