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The first design of a flying machine was of Da Vinci. During his life he designed different flying machines inspired to the flutter of the birds.
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The first plane that flies was designed by the Wright brothers. It was a short flight and then they did more tests and made some changes.
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This flight was between Dayton and Ohio.
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During the First World War(July 28, 1914 - November 11, 1918), new demands benefited the evolution of planes.
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At this year commercial aviation was born for the transport of people and goods. These changes were mainly in their shape and materials. The airplanes were larger and had rows of seats and a hold to carry materials and people.
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During the Second World War (Sept. 1, 1939 - sept. 2, 1945) the planes had an important progress, they began to use planes with gas turbines like now.
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The airplanes used propeller engines but over the years and the evolution of technology these have been changed by reaction engines.
