Planes

Gliders

Period: Sep 20, 1799 to Sep 20, 1809

Sir George Cayley invents concept of modern plane.
He develops gliders with propellers.

Steam Powered Planes

Period: Apr 24, 1891 to Nov 24, 1896

Samuel Pierpont Langley creates a series of Steam Powered Unmaned airplanes.

Wright Brothers

Dec 17, 1903

The Wirght Brothers successfully fly a powered, manned plane.

Controlled Flight

Oct 5, 1905

The Wright Brothers delevop a plane that has three-axis control and can land with out crashing.

Fighter Planes

Nov 19, 1912

The British build the first fighter planes.

Better Engines

Mar 16, 1925

New light weight, air cooled engines are made to make planes more efficient.

Boeing 247

Aug 27, 1933

Boeing makes the first passenger planes.

Radar

Nov 17, 1939

During WWII airplane radar is developed to help better detect enemy aircraft.

Area Rule

Sep 26, 1952

Aeronautics Engineers in California develop the Area Rule to help make planes faster and smaller with out the use of large engines.

Commercial Planes

Feb 12, 1969

Boeing develops the 747 that can carry more passengers than previous models.