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Wright Flyer
It was the first motorized flying machine made by the Wright Brothers. The trees of the area were the materials for its construction and as there were no motors able to make the plane function, a Wright Brothers' employee had to design it. -
Heinkel He 178
It was the first experimental jet developed just before the World War II by the nazi firm Heinkel. It exceeded the speed of 600km per hour, something never seen before. -
Heinkel He 280
It was the first non-experimental jet plane made during the WWII by the nazi firm Heinkel too. The Heinkel He 280 was inspired by Ernst Heinkel's emphasis on high-speed and the Heinkel's experience with the He 178 jet prototype. -
Hughes H-4 Hercules
It was designed by the Hughes Aircraft company. It is the biggest seaplane that had never existed and the second one with the greatest scope. It was only used one time because it only reached approximately 1.5 km in length at 21 metres maximum altitude. It never went into operational service. -
de Havilland DH.106 Comet
It was the first comercial jet aircfraft. The Comet was designed for good aerodynamic performance, with four Havilland Ghost motors inside the wings, a pressurized cabin that reduced outside noise and large windows. -
Tupolev Tu-144
It was the world's first supersonic airliner and it was built by the Soviet Union. It wasa plane with a delta wing design. In addition, it is equipped with 4 large turbojets with afterburners to achieve supersonic speed. -
Antonov An-225
It is a strategic transport aircraft designed by Antonov in the Soviet Union during the 1980s. It was considered the largest aircraft in the world until the first and only (experimental) flight of the Stratolaunch2. It is also the heaviest aircraft in history as well as the largest that has entered and remains in operational service. -
Airbus A380
It was made by the european Airbus company. It is the largest passenger aircraft in the world, it is only surpassed by the Antonov An-225 cargo aircraft. With a double deck that extends across the entire length of the fuselage, the surface area reaches 478m², almost 50% more than its main competitor, the Boeing 747-400. -
Scaled Composites Stratolaunch
The Scaled Composites Model 351 Stratolaunch is an aircraft built for Stratolaunch Systems by Scaled Composites as an in-flight space rocket launcher. The two-fuselage design is the largest aircraft to date, even larger than the Hughes H-4 Hercules. It is expected to carry 250 tons of useful charge, with a maximum take-off weight of 590 tons.
