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Airplanes of the Past and Present

By mollykate.fuller

  • Wright Flyer

    Wright Flyer
    About.comWilber and Orville Wright invented the airplane that was first a wooden plane with special fabrics called the Wright Flyer

  • First Metal Airplane

    First Metal Airplane
    Airplane TimelinesHugo Junkers invented this amazing miracle of the metal airplane.

  • First Electronic Plane

    First Electronic Plane
    Airplane TimelinesEdwin A. Link introduces the Link Trainer, the first electronic plane

  • Multiple Passenger Airplane

    Multiple Passenger Airplane
    Airplane TimelinesDouglas introduces the multiple passenger airliner that improves the way of transportation forever.

  • Commercial Airliner

    Commercial Airliner
    Airplane TimelinesBoeing invented this amazing improved airliner in 1933 to improve transportation.

  • First Jet Engine

    First Jet Engine
    Airplane TimelinesFrank Whittle invented or designed this new fast airplane.

  • Sound Barrier Broken

    Sound Barrier Broken
    Airplane timelinesCaptain Charles "Chuck" Yeager's plane broke the the barrier of the speed of sound

  • Jet Powered Commercial Airliner

    Jet Powered Commercial Airliner
    Airplane TimelinesRichard Whitcomb invented the first Jet Powered Commercial Airliner.

  • First Airplane Around the Globe

    First Airplane Around the Globe
    Airplane TimelinesBurtan Rutan pilots a plane with big enough gas tanks to go around the globe

  • Second Generation Supersonic Airiner

    Second Generation Supersonic Airiner
    Airplane TimelinesNasa Team designed this second generation airplane