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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.