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Before planes
Before planes some people got around by hot air balloons. The first one to be flown was by a man named François Laurent. -
Shortest Flight
The shortest flight was also the first flight flown by the Wright brothers. it only lasted 12 seconds. -
First Pilot
The first pilot was Orville Wright him and his brother invented and flew the first plane. -
First Plane flown
The first plane flown was a powered aircraft called Kitty Hawks. -
First person to die in a plane crash
The first plane crash was made by Thomas Etholen Selfridge. He was a passenger in one of Orville Wrights planes. -
Fist Passenger Plane
The First Passenger Plane was the Ilya Muromets. It took 16 passengers and flew 14 hours and 38 minutes. It was just a demonstration flight. -
First All-Metal Plane
The first plane made out of metal was one made by the German Junkers. -
First Woman to fly a Plane
The first woman to fly a plane was Amelia Earhart. She flew her own plane which she called "The Canary". She flew her plane over 14,000 feet which was the world altitude for female pilots. -
First plane Bought
The first plane bought was by a man named Charles Lindbergh. He bought it for 25,000 -
First Fast Plane
The Airliner Pioneer was the first fast plane which could travel up to 200 mph. -
First Jet
The First jet was the turbojet fighter plane. It was involved in WW2. -
Fastest Plane Today
The Fastest Plane in the world right now is the North America X-15. it can go a maximum of 7,200 km/h -
Pilot Salaires
Pilots used to just fly for fun so they didn't really make any money off of it but now that it is a real job pilots make between 30K-200K. -
Pilot Education
When you would fly a plane in the past as along as you knew how to fly and had attended college you were ok, but now you have to at least attended a 2 year college of some sort. -
Pilot Workplace
The workplace for pilots hasn't really changed over the years. They just fly in the airplanes to the destinations. They also can work at any time they are needed and the work can be stressful. -
Most recent plane made
The most recent plane made was the A321neo it will hold up to 240 passengers -
How they are made
Airplanes used to be made of wood and some other kind of metals. Today most airplanes are made out of aluminum to insure that they are strong yet very light weight for easy travel. -
Luxury Planes
Back then planes were just meant for flying but now they are meant for a relaxing time on the plane. They are so nice that one plane ticket is around 12,000. -
Airplane amounts
There are about 39,000 planes in the world. Before now there were not even half as much but over time they have become more popular and increase in numbers -
Biggest Airplane
The biggest airplane on record is the Antonov AN-225. It is approximately 640 tons.
