History of Aviation

By emoretz05

  • Wright Brothers

    The Wright brothers make the first manned, powered, controlled flight.

  • NC4 Flight

    The NC4 is the first plane to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

  • The Spirit of St. Louis

    Charles Lindbergh completes the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight in The Spirit of St. Louis, traveling from New York to Paris, France.

  • Transatlantic Proving (1930s)

    The first Transatlantic Proving flights take place, with PanAm and BOAC traveling from Newfoundland to Foynes and vice verse.

  • Transatlantic Passenger Flights (1940s)

    Transatlantic passenger flights to Foynes commence. After WWII, landplanes take over.

  • De Havilland DH 106 Comet (1950s)

    Flights are offered in the first commercial jet airliner, the de Havilland DH 106 Comet.

  • 747 (1960s)

    Man lands on the moon and Boeing releases the 747.

  • Concorde (1970s)

    Aérospatiale and the British Aircraft Corporation unite to develop the Concorde, the first and only supersonic civilian aircraft.

  • Space Shuttle (1980s)

    The first reusable spacecraft, Space Shuttle, is launched.

  • Mars Pathfinder (1990s)

    NASA sends the Mars Pathfinder to Mars to commence the first exploration on the surface of another planet.

  • A380 (2000s)

    The first nonstop, round-the-world flight by solar and battery-powered airplane is completed. Airbus release the A380 double-decker civilian passenger jet.

  • Virgin Galactic (2010s)

    Virgin Galactic start civilian passenger flight into space.