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First Winged Aircraft
The first winged aircraft was made by Sir George Cayley -
First Powered Aircrafts
The first aircrafts were made Samuel Langley. It was powered by steam and it was unmanned. -
First Gasoline Powered Aircraft
The first gasoline powered aircraft was made by Samuel Langley. -
The Wright Brothers Flight
The Wright brothers flight near Kitty Hawk in North Carolina -
Aircraft Carries
The use of aircraft carriers was thought up by Eughene Ely. He successfully took off and landed on a ship. -
World War One Aircrafts
WWl brings out better airplanes for fighting purposes. These advances include faster and lighter planes. -
U.S. Postal Services
The U.S. postal service creates air mail and it was 3 days faster than carrying the mail by train. -
First Flight Across the Ocean
The first flights across the ocean began. This was done by the U.S. Navy and soon after passenger flights began. -
New Light-Weight Air-Cooled Engines
New light-weight air-cooled engines were created. This made better planes that run faster. -
First Solo Flight Across the Atlantic Ocean
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean from New York to Paris. -
First Passenger Planes
First passenger planes were made by Boeing. It can seat up to ten people. -
First Radar
The first radar was built during WWll. It was used to detect airplanes that were flying far away. -
Area Rule Tested in California
Pilots and engineers in California tested the area rule, in using which they were able to make sleeker and faster airplanes whitout using bigger airplanes. -
First Larger Jets
The first larger jets were made. They could seat many more than ten people. -
Bigger and Better Airplanes
Engineers inevented planes using non-metal materials that couldn't be detected by radar. Shortly after, stealth planes were invented. Production of bigger and better airplanes still goes on today.