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Sir George Cayley's Discoveries
Sir George Cayley is credited with creating the first manned-aircraft gliders and a pioneer in heavier-than air-aircraft. Cayley also discovered the four aerodynamic forces, lift, drag, weight of the aircraft, and thrust.His discoveries were all necessary to the invention of the airplane.
Naughton, R., & CTIE. (n.d.). The Pioneers : An Anthology : Sir George Cayley Bt. (1773 - 1857). The Pioneers : An Anthology : Sir George Cayley Bt. (1773 - 1857). Retrieved October 3, 2012, from http://www.c -
The Wright Brothers' First Successful Airplane
Scene Description: The Wright Brothers’ are credited with creating the first airplane that was self-powered and controlled. Wilbur flew 852 feet in 59 seconds near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The Wrights' airplanes lead to and inspired new airplanes. Their discoveries were necessary to the airplanes of today. -
Wright Brothers' First Successful Airplane Continued Sources
Smithsonian National Air and Space Musuem. (n.d.). The Wright Brothers | The First Successful Airplane. The Wright Brothers | The First Successful Airplane. Retrieved from http://airandspace.si.edu/wrightbrothers/fly/1903/index.cfmNational Academy of Engineering. (2012). Airplane Timeline - Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century. Airplane Timeline - Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century. Retrieved October 3, 2012, from http://www.greatachievements.org/? -
First Gyrostabilizer On An Airplane
Gyroscope is linked to sensors of aircraft by Lawrence Sperry and allows the airplane to fly in a straight line without the pilot controlling the airplane. Two years later this same idea was used on the steering by Lawrence and his father and allowed the first “autopilot” and allowed the airplane to fly straight and level without assistance from the pilot. These inventions were vital to many modern airplanes. The "autopilot" is used on commercial airplanes and militairy aircraft. -
First Gyrostabilizer On An Airplane Continued Source
National Academy of Engineering. (2012). Airplane Timeline - Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century. Airplane Timeline - Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century. Retrieved October 3, 2012, from http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=3728 -
The Wrigth Brothers' First Successful AIrplane Continued Sources
Smithsonian National Air and Space Musuem. (n.d.). The Wright Brothers | The First Successful Airplane. The Wright Brothers | The First Successful Airplane. Retrieved from http://airandspace.si.edu/wrightbrothers/fly/1903/index.cfmNational
Academy of Engineering. (2012). Airplane Timeline - Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century. Airplane Timeline - Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century. Retrieved October 3, 2012, from http://www.greatachievements.org/? -
12 Passenger Twinengine DC-1
Arthur Raymond invents an airplane that can now carry more people and has two engines. The greatest advance is that even when the plane has the maximum amount of weight, it can still take off using only one of the engines. This allows greaty safety in the airplane if an engine is lost. HIs inclusion of more passenger room was a necessary advance to modern airplanes. -
Boeing 747
Boeing conducts the first flight of a wide-body, turbofan-powered, commercial airline and is considered one of the most successful airplanes ever built. Its design is still used today and influences the designs of other aircrafts. It was a huge advance when it came out. It was the first commercial jet that was opened to the public.
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Modern Airplanes
The Airbus A340 and the Boeing 777 airplanes are two of the most modern and advanced airplanes. However, almost all their technology was discovered forty years ago and few advances have been made since except for that these airplanes cost about three times less to make than the airplanes of forty years ago. The rreason for this lack of advances is a lack of new science discoveries in aeronautics. They can not make large new inventions withouth new science. -
Modern Airplanes Continued Sources
Kroo, I. (n.d.). Future Technology and Aircraft Types. Future Technology and Aircraft Types. Retrieved October 3, 2012, from http://adg.stanford.edu/aa241/intro/futureac.html
