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THE HISTORY OF FLIGHT

By ERICK_GOMEZ

  • FIRST AIRPLANE

    FIRST AIRPLANE
    The wright brothers made the first controlled, sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft on December 17, 1903
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    THE HISTORY OF FLIGHT

  • FIRST CONTROLLED AIRPLANE

    FIRST CONTROLLED AIRPLANE
    The Wright brothers were the first to invent aircraft controls that made fixed-wing powered flight possible.

  • FIRST SEPLANE

    FIRST SEPLANE
    Frenchman Henri Fabre successfully flew the first successful powered seaplane

  • Antonov An-2

    Antonov An-2
    31 August 1947 Largest mass-produced single-engine biplane.

  • Boeing 747

    Boeing 747
    9 February 1969 Highest-capacity passenger aircraft until surpassed by Airbus A380

  • Tupolev Tu-160

    Tupolev Tu-160
    18 December 1981 Heaviest combat aircraft ever built

  • Antonov An-124

    Antonov An-124
    26 December 1982 Was the largest mass-produced aircraft in the world until the Airbus A380 was produced. Remains the world's largest military aircraft currently in service.

  • Antonov An-225 Mriya

    Antonov An-225 Mriya
    Antonov An-225 21 December 1988 Mriya the largest airplane ever made but did not fly

  • The A340-600

    The A340-600
    23 April 2001 The A340-600 has been in production since 2001, with a length of 75.30m, the longest commercial aircraft, until surpassed by the Boeing 747-8.

  • Airbus A380-800

    Airbus A380-800
    27 April 2005 The largest passenger aircraft ever made.LANDPLANE