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Hot-air ballon
It was invented by the Montgolfier brothers. It was the first machine to carry. -
Airship
It was pushed forward by propellers. -
Gliders
It were invented by Otto Lilienthal. It were the first aircraft with wings. -
Igor Sikorsky
He invented the helicopters, because he inspired by the news of aviation firsts to build a rubber-band powered helicopter model that lifted off ground. He died in 1972. -
Powered aeroplane
It was invented by Wright brothers in America. Their plane was driven by a very ligth petrol engine. -
Helicopters
It were invented by the Russian Igor Sikorsky. They lifted vertically and had two blades that turned in opposite directions. -
Jet airliner
The "Comet" was the world's first jet airliner. -
Supersonic airliner
It crossed the Atlantic from New York to London in less than three hours. -
Airbus 380
It can carry 555 passengers on 2 decks.