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Old airplane models.
Airplanes back in the days were nothing like the airplanes we have in today's world. In fact, the Wright Brothers were American inventors and pioneers of aviation. The thought of an aircraft was thought of in 1900. There are many types of different types of vintage aircrafts, older and newer models.
]http://www.wright-brothers.org/History_Wing/History_of_the_Airplane/History_of_the_Airplane_Intro/History_of_the_Airplane_Intro.htm] -
Old model airplane engines.
As we all know, airplanes run by the engine. However, back in the day there were so much different and smaller. The first vintage airplane inline engine was built by Charlie Taylor in 1903, the first airplane was a wright flyer with 12 horsepower.
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Old modeled cockpits.
Every airplane has a cockpit, this is what controls the airplane. The cockpits back in the 1900s were a lot smaller and had a lot less controls. However, most of these old modeled vintage airplanes are also biplanes, meaning your head is out of the airplane. These types of aircrafts were also invented in 1903.
[https://firstaerosquadron.com/2015/09/23/cockpit-evolution-from-the-beginning-to-present/] -
Automatic Gyrostabilizer.
In 1914, the Automatic Gyrostabilizer was invented by Elmer Sperry. The Automatic Gyrostabilizer is a autopilot system, it allows the aircraft to fly correctly straight without the pilot controlling it.
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Structures and control systems.
In 1915, improvements in the structures and how the aircraft flies positively changed.
[https://www.flight-mechanic.com/control-systems-for-large-aircraft/] -
Airmail.
Airmail is a way to transport mail by aircraft, it transport mail faster than by a vehicle or train. In 1918, airmail by aircraft was thought of. Two years later on February 22, 1920 the first airmail service arrives in New York.
[https://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/airmail-history-in-pictures.pdf] -
Beacons.
Beacons on aircrafts are flashing red lights that were built onto these aircrafts in 1921, it was invented so that it could be an alarm system to alert ground crew and other aircraft that its engine is starting up.
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Engine replacement.
Air cooled engines reduces weight and making larger and faster planes. Air cooled engines replaced water cooled engines. This was invented in 1925.
[https://www.enginehistory.org/Piston/Before1925/before_1925.shtml] -
Radios in these aircrafts.
In 1932 there were radios put in these vintage airplanes. Their purposes are to help them communicate with people on the ground, the airlines are now using these radios to keep up with weather information.
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Pressurized cabins.
Pressurized cabins allow air to be pushed into the aircraft so that they can fly higher without getting sick or passing out. The pressurized cabins were placed in these aircrafts in 1940.
[https://www.historylink.org/File/3598] -
First practical single rotor helicopters.
The first practical single rotor helicopter or the Vought-Sikorsky is an American single-engine helicopter designed by Igor Sikorsky. It had a single three-blade rotor originally powered by a 75 horsepower (56 kW) engine. The first flight of the VS-300 was on May 13, 1940.
[https://connecticuthistory.org/worlds-first-helicopter-today-in-history/] -
Sound barrier broken.
In 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first fastest man to fly, he was in a Bell X-1. He even flew faster than sound itself, over the town of Victorville, California.
[https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/yeager-breaks-sound-barrier] -
First jet powered commercial aircraft.
In 1949, the British de Havilland Comet was the first jet airliner to fly. Three years later the Comets starts regular passenger service as the first-jet powered commercial aircraft, flying in between London and South Africa.
[https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-jet-makes-test-flight] -
The Federal Aviation Administration.
The Federal Aviation Administration is an operating mode of the U.S Department of Transportation. The Administration is a government body of the United States with powers to regulate all aspects of civil aviation in the nation as well as over its surrounding international waters. It was originally thought of in 1958 and later in 1967, D.O.T created it.
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Security and screening passengers.
In 1973, the FFA instituted universal physical screening of passengers, and everyone had to pass through metal detectors and have their bags searched.
[http://volokh.com/2009/11/02/the-origins-of-security-screening-at-airports/] -
B-12 Bomber developer.
In 1990, Lockheed Martin developed the B-2 bomber, also known as the Stealth Bomber or the Northrop Grumman B-2 spirit. The bomber can deploy both conventional and thermonuclear weapons, this is a very powerful American aircraft.
[https://fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/bomber/b-2.htm] -
The first airbus A380.
In 2000, the first nonstop, round the world flight by solar and battery-powered airplane is designed and completed. These airplanes are very similar to the airplanes we have today.
[https://www.flyingboatmuseum.com/a-brief-timeline-history-of-manned-flight/] -
SpaceX Test Fires Raptor Engine.
On September 28th, 2016 Elon Musk achieved the first firing of the raptor interplanetary transport engine. It intended to serve as a spacecraft propulsion system on a manned mission to Mars.
[https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/05/06/spacex-test-fires-raptor-engine-on-starship-test-rocket/] -
US Astronaut Sets Record for Longest Spaceflight.
On December 28th, 2019 US astronaut Christina Koch sets a record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman. She ended up breaking the old mark of 288 days with about two months remaining in her mission aboard the ISS, expected to last a total of 328 days, or nearly 11 months.
[https://www.aiaa.org/about/History-and-Heritage/History-Timeline] -
SpaceX Starship SN4 Prototype Explodes.
On May 29th, 2020 the SpaceX Starship SN4 Prototype explodes during an engine test. This explosion was very powerful and it destroyed a lot of what it was surrounded by, it also killed hundreds of people.
[https://www.aiaa.org/about/History-and-Heritage/History-Timeline]
