History of airplanes

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  • First airplane created

    First airplane created
    Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first recorded powered, sustained and controlled flight in a heavier-than-air flying machine.

  • First female pilot

    First female pilot
    French aviation pioneer Raymonde de Laroche became the first female pilot in the world to receive her flying license.

  • Across the Atlantic Ocean

    Across the Atlantic Ocean
    American pilot Charles Lindbergh was the first pilot to fly non-stop (and solo!) across the Atlantic Ocean.

  • Jet engine invented

    Jet engine invented
    British inventor Frank Whittle invents the jet engine.

  • Boeing 747

    Boeing 747
    January 21, 1970. On this day the first flight of the Boeing 747 took place. Until 2005 (when the Airbus A380 was built), this was the largest passenger aircraft in the world.

  • Concorde passengers

    Concorde passengers
    Concorde begins its first passenger-carrying service. Concorde had a maximum speed more than twice the speed of sound. The Concord jet operated until 2003.

  • First non-stop flight around world

    First non-stop flight around world
    Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager fly the US ultralight Voyager around the world in a 9-day non-stop flight from California to California.

  • World’s first flying car

    World’s first flying car
    An Aeroplan that can take off and land at any airport and, with the push of a button, fold up its wings and drive down the road.

  • First electric flight

    First electric flight
    In December the world’s first fully-electric aircraft for commercial flight completed a test in Canada.