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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. -
Gyrostabilizer
1914 was the year Lawrence Sperry demonstrates the automatic gyrostabilizer. This kept planes level and flying in a straight line. 2 years later he improved on the 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 its propeller. While piloting the fighter plane took down 5 planes. -
Lightwiegt Aircooled Radial Engines
In 1925 the Lightwieght aircooled radial engines were invented and with them planes can be bigger and faster. -
Jet Engine
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Jet Engine
In 1930Frank Whittle patented the turbo the jet engine. -
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 -
Learjet
The Learjet was the first small jet to be mass produced -
Concorde
The invention of the Concorde commenced in 1969. It was the first supersonic airliner with speeds that reached double the speed of sound! -
Boeing 747
The Beoing 747 conducts its first flight. It is a widebodied commercial airline. It was the most successful airline ever made. -
Voyager
The voyager was the first plane to circumnavigate the globe nonstop in only 9 days, using one tank of fuel. The voyager used a carbon-composite material which makes it lighter. -
A-380
The world's largest A-380 passenger aircraft until today known as 'Super Jumbo'.
This aircraft is capable of flying up to 800 passengers.
