The History of Airplanes

By RichestEnvelope

  • The First Flight

    The First Flight
    Near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first successful flight in history of a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft. Orville piloted the gasoline-powered, propeller-driven biplane, which stayed aloft for 12 seconds and covered 120 feet on its inaugural flight.

  • First Cargo airplane

    First Cargo airplane

  • First Passenger Airplane

    First Passenger Airplane
    The first Passenger plane could hold up to 16 people

  • First Airplane in the war

    First Airplane in the war
    Aviation in World War I was the first airplane in the war

  • First Fighter Plane

    First Fighter Plane
    The French were the first to develop an effective solution. On April 1, 1915 French pilot Roland Garros took to the air in an airplane armed with a machine gun that fired through its propeller. This feat was accomplished by protecting the lower section of the propeller blades with steel armor plates that deflected any bullets that might strike the spinning blades.

  • First Solo Flight

    First Solo Flight
    The Spirit of St. Louis is the custom-built, single engine, single-seat monoplane that was flown solo by Charles Lindbergh on May 20-21, 1927, on the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France.

  • Floating Airplane

    Floating Airplane

  • Solar Airplane

    Solar Airplane

  • First Flying Car

    First Flying Car
    The two-seated vehicle powered by hybrid propulsion can transform from car to plane in under 3 minutes. It also boasts a driving range of 700 km (434 miles) and a flight range that’s a bit longer at 750 km (466 miles) at 75 percent of its top speed. On the ground, the hybrid vehicle boasts a top speed around 160 kph (100 mph), while in the air it’s 360 kph (224 mph).