aeronautics

Leonardo da Vinci

1485

He designs an ornithopter, a flying machine with wings that tried to imitate the flight of birds.

Otto Lilienthal

1891

He performed experiments with gliders that was a significantly contribution to the understanding of aerodynamics.

First flight with motor

Sep 17, 1903

The Wright Brothers make the first successful powered flight with the Wright Flyer aircraft at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

First public flight in europe

1906

Brazilian Alberto Santos-Dumont makes the first public flight of an airplane in Europe, on 14-bis, in Paris.

Mexican Revolution

1910

Pilots such as Alberto Braniff and Phil O. Parmalee made pioneering flights in airplanes.

First aviation school in Mexico

1913

Alberto Braniff establishes the first aviation school in Mexico.

World War I

1914

It drives the development of military aircraft, introducing more advanced structures and powerful engines.

Jhon Alcock and Arthur Brown

1919

British John Alcock and British Arthur Brown make the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic in a Vickers Vimy aircraft.

Lazaro Cardenas

1930

Lazaro Cardenas promotes the development of military and civil aviation in Mexico.

Commercial aviation

1950

Commercial aviation takes off with the development of jet airliners, such as the Boeing 707.

Important Advances in Mexico

1960

The Aeroméxico airline company is established and the Mexico City International Airport is inaugurated.

Boeing 747

1969

The first large-capacity commercial passenger aircraft makes its first flight.