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The first airplanes fly
Wright brothers built the first flying machine. The first flight lasted 12 seconds. The last flight lasted 57 seconds. -
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The Longest Flight
John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown were the first people to fly in an aircraft, non-stop, across the Atlantic Ocean. -
First Flight with a woman pilot
Amelia Erhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. She also set a record by doing it in only 13.5 hours. -
The fastest airplane in the world
The world’s fastest airplane is the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, flying at 2,193 miles per hour. It has held the record for nearly 40 years. -
The world's largest airplane
The world’s largest passenger airplane is the Airbus A380. It is a double-decker four-engine plane. It made its first flight on April 27, 2005.
