Pilot-Transportation Operations

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  • first man to fly

    first man to fly
    Gustav Whitehead was the first man to fly by making a flying pedal machine

  • flying machine

    flying machine
    the first ever thing to be able to fly was called the flying machine. This was not however a plane due to it being powered by pedals

  • first plane

    first plane
    The first ever plane is built by the wright brothers

  • first pilot(s)

    first pilot(s)
    The Wright brothers were the first to pilots ever flying together on the plane they built

  • first pilot to die

    first pilot to die
    Thomas Etholen Selfridge was the first pilot to die in a crash

  • take off from planes

    take off from planes
    Eugene Ely is the first pilot to take off from planes

  • first plane in war

    first plane in war
    Powered aircraft were first used in war in 1911 to give a better view of the ground for troops but did not carry bombs.

  • first cargo plane

    first cargo plane
    The first plane to carry cargo is made so it is quicker to get products from one country to another

  • first plane for passengers to travel

    first plane for passengers to travel
    the first plane for passengers to travel in was made to travel to and from Britain and France. this plane was called the The Ilya Muromets.

  • first "full" metal plane

    first "full" metal plane
    the first "full" metal plane was made to help pilots fly quicker and take up less fuel

  • First black pilot

    First black pilot
    Bessie coleman was the first black pilot and was also a woman.

  • first license

    first license
    the first lincese was not given out for many years after the invention of the plane. the first license was given to a man named MacCracken

  • first simulator

    first simulator
    This was created to help pilots learn without actually flying.

  • first man to fly around the world

    first man to fly around the world
    Wiley post was the first to fly around the world.

  • first radar

    first radar
    A radar is what pilot need to know where there going.This also helps them know the location of other stuff.

  • first woman to attemt to fly around the world

    first woman to attemt to fly around the world
    Amelia Earhart was the first woman to attempt to fly around the world but mysteriously disappeared.

  • helicopter

    helicopter
    This was the first practical helicopter.

  • first astronaut in space

    first astronaut in space
    Yuri Gagarin was the first to pilot a rocket into space.

  • first woman to be successful in flying around the world

    first woman to be successful in flying around the world
    The first woman to actually fly around the world was Jerrie Mock.

  • computerized

    computerized
    planes become computerized causing pilots to only have to do 2 years of college