powered flight

By hi it spencer

  • 1903 – First powered flight.

    The wright brothers have the first recorded powered flight

  • 1910. First take off from a ship

    Eugene Ely pilots the first flight to take off from a ship.

  • 1927 – First trans-Atlantic flight

    First solo trans Atlantic flight by Charles Lindbergh

  • 1939 First practical singlerotor helicopters

    Russian emigre Igor Sikorsky develops the VS-300 helicopter for the U.S. Army.

  • 1947. Sound barrior broken

    U.S. Air Force pilot Captain Charles "Chuck" Yeager becomes the fastest man alive when he pilots the Bell X-1 faster than sound for the first time.

  • 1949. First jet-powered commercial aircraft

    The prototype De Havilland Comet makes its first flight on July 27. Three years later the Comet starts regular passenger service as the first jet-powered commercial aircraft, flying between London and South Africa.

  • 1966. Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

    Built from 1966 the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird reached a speed of 3,540 km/h and was at a cost of $33,000,000 USD in 1966.

  • 1967 Fastest plane ever

    North American X-15 This aircraft has the current world record for the fastest manned aircraft. Its maximum speed was mach 6.70 (about 7,200 km/h) and has held this title since then.

  • 1969. boeing 747

    Boeing conducts the first flight of a wide-body, turbofan-powered commercial airliner, the 747, one of the most successful aircraft ever produced.

  • 2007. airbus a380

    Nicknamed Superjumbo, the first A380, MSN003 (registered as 9V-SKA), was delivered to Singapore Airlines on 15 October 2007 and entered service on 25 October 2007 with flight number SQ380 between Singapore and Sydney.