-
The First Airplane - Wright Flyer
The Wright Flyer was the first successful heavier-than-air powered aircraft. It was designed and built by the Wright brothers.
Wright brothers first started testing gliders from 1900 and they started making some progress in design and shape changes. The brothers’ systematic experimentations paid off–they flew hundreds
of successful flights in their 1902 gliders. Finally, they flew for the first time on December 17, 1903.,
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-airplane-flies -
The First Airline - St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line
On Jan. 1, 1914, the world's first scheduled passenger airline
service took off, operating between St. Petersburg and Tampa,.Thomas W. Benoist to start a service using his new airboats to create a service to connect the two cities sitting on opposite sides of Tampa Bay. By plane, the travel time was about 23 minutes. The airline continued to make flights until May 5, 1914.
https://www.space.com/16657-worlds-first-commercial-airline-the-greatestmoments-
in-flight.html -
12 April 1961 Vostok 1: The first spacecraft carried human to the space
Vostok 1 was the first flight to take humans in to the space.Yuri Gagarin was the person appointed for the space trip. The program was organised by the Soviet space program and built by the Soviet rocket scientists Sergey Korolyov and Kerim Kerimov. The space travel lasted 1 hour and 48 minutes and made one orbit.The purpose is to know more about outer space and to gain advancement. The mission ended on 14th April.
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1961-012A -
1 October 1964 Shinkansen Bullet Train: The purpose is to connect the major cities of Japan
It is the first bullet train in the world. The purpose of the venture is to connect Japanese regions with Tokyo and concentrated in economic growth and development.. The brain behind the project are Hideo Shima, the chief engineer and Shinji Sogo the first president of Japanese National Railways.It got approval on 1958 and started on April 1959 and started it first trip on Oct 11964.The initial cost was 200 billions but it reached about 400 billion yen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinkansen -
Ultra-thin Reinforced Concrete Pavement Project, South Africa
Project executed by The Gauteng Department of Public Transport, Roads and Works (GDPTRW).The purpose of the project deliverable is to address the developing interest of road re-emerging in various recently downside township.It is a project because it is unique as it is just 50mm thick as compared to the traditional pavement which is 150-200mm thick and uses high strength fibre-reinforced concrete.
https://www.aurecongroup.com/projects/government/ultra-thin-reinforced-concrete-project -
KOCHI INTERNATIONAL TRANSHIPMENT TERMINAL
The Kochi International transhipment terminal is the first terminal in India to operate in a SEZ. . The terminal can handle up to one million TEUs (Twenty-FOOT equivalent units ) per annum. It is functioned by Dubai Ports World (DPS). ( VALLARPADAM TERMINAL, 2018)
The contract of the project is between Cochin port trust and Dp world. (kumar, 2017)
3,200 crores cost estimate
three phases
unique, planned -
West-East Gas Pipeline project II 2012
The WEPP II is 8,704 km long and passes through 15 provinces in china. It has an east and west segment, as well as eight branches.The project is a joint venture between China National Petroleum Corporation and PetroChina, China National Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Corp. (CNODC).The capacity for transmission is 30bcm and a total lifetime of 30 years.
https://www.offshore-technology.com/features/worlds-longest-pipelines/ -
Seoul Subway, South Korea
The Seoul Metropolitan Subway, the world's longest subway system, 940 km long. The subway system serves Seoul, the capital of South Korea, as well as Incheon, Gyeonggi and northern Chungnam provinces. Several companies, including Seoul Metropolitan Subway Company, Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, Korail, Incheon Transit Corporation and other private rapid transit providers, run Seoul Subway.
https://www.railway-technology.com/features/featurethe-worlds-top-10-busiest-metros-4433827/ -
Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL)
Cochin International Airport is the country's first green field airport built with a public-private partnership. Mr. V.J.Kurian IAS is the company's managing director . The project's total cost is about Rs 62 crore.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/cochin-international-airport-set-to-become-indias-first-fully-solar-powered-airport/articleshow/48470876.cms -
GOTTHARD BASE TUNNEL PROJECT SWITZERLAND 2016.
Gottahard base tunnel project started operation in 2016 at Switzerland. It is the longest and deepest train tunnel in the world, at its peak 8,000 feet deep.The dual purpose of this project is to provide a high speed link for passengers between Germany in the North of Europe and Italy in the South of Europe and to transfer freight traffic from roads to rail.
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/which-are-the-longest-railway-tunnels-in-the-world.html -
KOCHI METRO RAIL LIMITED 2017
Kochi metro is constructed in view to change the transportation needs of people from personal vehicles to public transport. The project is in four phases (Aluva to Petta, Petta to SN junction, JLN stadium to Infopark and Aluva to Angamaly). The estimated cost of the project is 5181.79 crore. The project is constructed by DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD. -
CyberTruck
: Project executed by Tesla. The purpose of the project is to replace petroleum crude oil by the sustainable energy. It is a unique project because Cybertruck is the only first electric truck which will run on the electricity instead of fossil fuels.
https://www.tesla.com/en_nz/cybertruck
