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The History of Airplanes
The first airplane was invented by the Wright brothers back in the 1800's. -
The First Airplanes
The first airplane was called the 'Flyer'. In 1911, the Wrights' Vin Fiz was the first airplane to cross the United States. -
Airplanes around the 1920's
At local carnivals and fairs, airplane pilots would fly around in the air doing ... the airplane did not catch on as quickly as other inventions of the 1920's. -
Airplanes around the 1910's
It was the "headless Wright" because the familiar front canard/elevator was absent, the Model B was the Wright brothers' most successful aircraft. It was produced from late 1910 to 1914, and during 1911 and 1912, the Wright Company was shipping four Model B a month. -
Airplanes Around The early 1900's
History of Flight Timeline, 1900's. July 2, 1900 - The first flight of the Zeppelin, a "rigid" airship that was the first aircraft to use large metal structures. -
Airplanes In the 1930's
At the beginning of the 1930's, the Ford Trimotorer, nicknamed the “Tin Goose” because of its corrugated metal skin, was one of the planes used for commercial passenger air travel, although not the only passenger airplane.
