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Flight Begins
The first successful flight happens -
Monoplane
Louis Bleriot invents the first monoplane and called it the Bleriot IX -
Gyrostabilizer
The gyrostabilizer, which keeps planes level and in a straight line, is demonstrated -
Fighter Plane
A man by the name of Roland Garros, a French pilot, flies the first-ever fighter plane -
Nonstop
A plane named Vickers Vimy is flown by Jhon Alcock and Arthur Brown For the first nonstop trip across the Atlantic -
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart is the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean -
"Fastest man alive"
Chuck Yeager Goes 700 MPH while testing an experimental X-1 supersonic rocket jet and gets the nickname "Fastest man alive" -
de Havilland Comet
The world’s first commercial Jetliner, known as de Havilland Comet, is used for air travel -
First Round-the-World Flight
Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager (has no relation to Chuck Yeager) are American pilots that complete the first round-the-world flight without landing or refueling -
Speed and Efficiency
The Bombardier Global Express Long-Range Business jet enters corporate service and has a range of 6,900 miles and can go close to the speed of sound