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1450 BCE
Myth: Daedalus and Icarus, first register
The Greek inventor got involved in a series of unfortunate decisions between King Minos and his family, leading him to be chased. Trying to survive, he designed a set of fashioned wings of wax and feathers. However, his son flew too close to the sun, melting his wings and dying in the sea. Meanwhile, Daedalus escaped with success.
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Period: 1450 BCE to
History Of Aviation
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875
Abbas Ibn Firnas, first attempt to fly
He created a silk wing connected to a wooden platform, then jumped off a cliff from a mountain and glided in the air, staying in flight for at least 10 minutes.
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1480
Leonardo’s Da Vinci designs
His ornithopter flying machine was an aircraft that would fly by flapping its wings, a design he created to show how humans could fly. however, the designer never built this.
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Hot Air Balloon by Montgolfier Brothers
Joseph and Étienne Montgolfier began to experiment with lighter-than-air flight. They created a round wicker basket tied to the balloon by a rope. The balloon left the ground and soared 600 meters into the air. Damaged by a rip in the fabric, it descended slowly eight minutes after traveling 3.5 km and got back to earth.
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Clément Ader: Éole
Éole was a kind of motorized kite machine that achieved a short flight of around 50 m. It reached a height of around 20 cm. The poor steam engine and bad weather were felt to limit the flying height achieved. When he patented it in 1890, he applied the term "airplane" -
Otto Lilienthal: Normalsegelapparat
The monoplane glider, which he named “Normalsegelapparat” (Normal Glider), had a wingspan of 6.7 meters and a wing area of 13 square meters. Taking off from the slopes of the Rhine Mountains, Lilienthal carried out flights in which he was able to glide as high as 250 meters.
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Santos-Dumont Dirigible No 6
Santos-Dumont had made an early demonstration of controlled flight in his dirigible No 6, flying around the Eiffel Tower on 19 October 1901, and won the Deutsch de la Moselle prize.
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The Wright Brothers: Wright Flyer
Wilbur and Orville built and flew the first controlled aircraft, marking the beginning of aviation. Making a 12-second flight, traveling 36 m, with Orville piloting. The best flight of the day, with Wilbur at the controls, covered 255.6 m in 59 seconds.
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Santos‑Dumont's Aeroplane No 14-bis
The Brazilian Santos-Dumont flew on 23 October 1906 his machine, the No 14-bis. The steering gear and the fuselage were located in front of the wings. It was also the first sustained flight in Europe.
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Wright performed
The Wrights performed public demonstrations of their aircraft in the United States and Europe, cementing their place in aviation history.
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Mexico: Revolution first air squadron
Planes were used for military purposes by revolutionaries like Pancho Villa.
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Dunne D.5
Designed by William Dunne and built by Short Brothers, it was a swept-wing tailless biplane, which demonstrated extraordinary stability
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Mexico: First Air Exhibition
Tissandier, a French aviation pioneer, conducted a demonstration in Mexico City
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Mexico: First president flying
President Francisco I. Madero became the first president in office to fly in an airplane, it made him the first head of State in the World to fly on an airplane
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Mexico: Los Dorados
One of the first aircraft acquired by Pancho Villa was a two-seater twin-engine aircraft,
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First commercial airplane
A biplane designed by Thomas W. Benoist. The airplane was 7.925 meters long. The upper and lower wings both had a span of 13.411 meters. The passenger was St. Petersburg’s mayor, Abraham C. Pheil, and it was piloted for Antony Habersack Jannus, the ticket had a cost of $400 for 23 minutes.
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Mexico: Los Dorados purchase
They negotiated the purchase of Wright's designs.
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Mexico: Military Aviation School
This institution was fundamental for the training of pilots and the development of military aviation in the country.
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Mexico: Revolution's Battle
The Villistas made use of their air force at the battle of El Ébano, where it played a predominant role as a means of communication.
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World War I: Jagdgeschwader I
With the combined strength of about fifty aircraft from four Jastas, JG I was the first fighter wing in the German Air Force (Luftstreitkräfte).
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World War I: Zeppelin
The Germans achieved moderate success in long-range bombing operations with the zeppelin-type rigid airship, which could attain higher altitudes than the airplanes then available.
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Mexico: Anáhuac Propeller
Engineer Juan Guillermo Villasana López designed and manufactured a new model of propeller.
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Mexico: First Mexican Airline
Aero México (originally known as Aéreo México) was founded, which marked the beginning of commercial aviation.
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Spirit of St. Louis
Charles Lindbergh made the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Long Island, New York to Paris, in the Spirit of St. Louis, catapulting him to international fame.
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Hindenburg
The German airship Hindenburg caught fire as it landed in Lakehurst, New Jersey, after crossing the Atlantic. Thirty-five of its 97 occupants and one ground worker died. The disaster brought to a close the era of airships.
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First non-stop transatlantic commercial flight
A Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor, operated by Germany's Lufthansa, flew non-stop from Berlin to New York in about 25 hours, demonstrating that conventional aircraft could be used to transport passengers across the ocean.
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World War II: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
An American single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter-bomber that was used by most Allied powers during World War II, and remained in frontline service until the end of the war. It was the third most-produced American fighter of World War II
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World War II: Ilyushin Il-2
The Ilyushin Il-2 is a ground-attack plane that was produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers.
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The Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA)
It was created The Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA), which became the actual Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), to regulate civil aviation.
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Mexico: Escuadrón 201, Las Águilas Aztecas
Squadron 201 was created and formed by the Mexican Air Force (FAM).A group of pilots and support personnel.
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The sound barrier has been broken
The first manned supersonic flight was piloted by U.S. Air Force Captain Charles Chuck Yeager. He flew a Bell X-1 that Yeager had named the Glamorous Glennis in honor of his wife.
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The first commercial jet
The first commercial jet aircraft (analogous to most passenger aircraft today) was a De Havilland Comet, operated by the British public company BOAC.
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NASA
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) was created to lead space exploration and develop new aeronautical technologies.
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Space Exploration: Mercury Redstone 3
Alan Shepard became the first American in space. Mercury Redstone 3
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Space Exploration: Apollo 11
The Apollo 11 mission took astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the Moon, marking a milestone in space exploration and aerospace technology.
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Drone: RQ-2A Pioneer
The system was an upgraded IAI Scout drone and featured significant payload improvements. During the Gulf War, some Iraqi forces even surrendered to a Pioneer UAV.
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Boeing 777
The digital revolution came to flight control and aircraft design. The Boeing 777 became the first aircraft designed entirely by computer. It also had a computerized fly-by-wire control system.
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FAA: New regulations
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) implemented new regulations to improve aviation safety after the attacks of September 11, 2001.
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SpaceX
Elon Musk made the first successful landing of a reusable rocket, revolutionizing access to space.
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AICM
Mexico City International Airport (AICM), has been an important step to improve the capacity and efficiency of airport infrastructure in Mexico.