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The Wright brothers
The Wright brothers make the first manned, powered, controlled flight. -
NC4
the NC4 is the first plane to cross the Atlantic Ocean. -
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh completes the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight in The Spirit of St. Louis, traveling from New York to Paris, France. -
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Traveling
The first Transatlantic Proving flights take place, with PanAm and BOAC traveling from Newfoundland to Foynes and vice verse. -
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Passenger flights
Transatlantic passenger flights to Foynes commence. After WWII, landplanes take over. -
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New jets
Flights are offered in the first commercial jet airliner, the de Havilland DH 106 Comet. -
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New space shuttle and plane
Man lands on the moon and Boeing releases the 747. -
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The first and last supersonic civilian aircraft.
Aérospatiale and the British Aircraft Corporation unite to develop the Concorde, the first and only supersonic civilian aircraft. -
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First reusable spacecraft
The first reusable spacecraft, Space Shuttle, is launched. -
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The civilian aircrafts are upgrading
The first nonstop, round-the-world flight by solar and battery-powered airplane is completed. Airbus release the A380 double-decker civilian passenger jet.