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Airplanes throughout History

By hailey_seelen

  • First Manned Hot Air Balloon Flight

    The first manned hot air balloon flight was driven by the French brothers, Joseph-Michael, and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier. It rose 500 feet upwards and went 5.5 miles in half an hour.
  • Bird like Wings

    Bird like Wings

    Someone named Otto Lilienthal put on bird like wings and tried to fly.
  • The Wright Brothers

    The Wright Brothers

    The Wright brothers created the first motorized aircraft. This aircraft flew for 12 seconds for 120 feet.

  • First Female Piolet

    A woman by the name of, Raymonde de Laroche became the first female piolet.

  • Over the North Pole

    Richard Byrd, and Floyd Bennett flew over the North
    Pole. Their journey lasted about 15 hours.
  • Amelia Earhart

    Amelia Earhart

    Amelia Earhart became the first ever woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She never returned from her journey.

  • Boeing 747

    On this day, the flight of the Boeing 747 took place. At the time, this is the largest passenger aircraft.

  • The Concorde

    The Concorde took its first flight. The Concorde flew 2 times faster than the speed of sound (1,354mph at cruise altitude)
  • The World's Largest Passenger Aircraft

    The World's Largest Passenger Aircraft

    The Airbus A380 is now the world’s largest passenger aircraft, holding up to 853 passengers.