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first air plane evnted
the Wright Brothers are credited with inventing the first controlled, sustained powered flight in an airplane on December 17, 1903. was the first successful, powered, heavier than air aircraft to fly. -
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
The Wright Brothers' 1903 Wright Flyer, also known as the Kitty Hawk, was the first successful powered airplane -
first passengers
Charles Furnas was the first passenger on a plane, flying with Wilbur Wright in May 1908. -
the first air plane crash
On Sept. 17, 1908, a modified Wright Brothers aircraft crashed during a demonstration -
the first comercal flight
he first scheduled commercial flight was on January 1, 1914, when Tony Jannus piloted a Benoist -
safety on the airplane
s safety briefing at the beginning of your flight, including the location of exits and emergency equipment -
fuel efficiency and environment friendly
Environmentally friendly fuels" refer to energy sources like biodiesel, ethanol, hydrogen, and electricity -
improvement in speed and capacity
A typical commercial airplane cruises at a speed between 460-575 mph 740-930 which is usually measured in Mach number as around "Mach 0.77", while passenger capacity varies greatly depending on the aircraft model, with larger planes like the Airbus A380 carrying hundreds of passengers and smaller jets like Boeing 737 holding around 160 passengers in a typical configuration;