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Airplanes Timeline

By zhdieife
  • The first airplane was created

    The first airplane was created

    On December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first successful airplane.
  • First public appearance of an airplane

    First public appearance of an airplane

    Wilbur Wright made the 1st public flight on August 8 1908. The Wright brothers showed the world their airplane.
  • First scheduled commercial airline flight

    First scheduled commercial airline flight

    On January 1 1914 the first commercial airline flight was made. It was made for the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line
  • First Atlantic non stop trip

    First Atlantic non stop trip

    Charles Lindbergh did the first non stop Atlantic flight on May 21, 1927
  • First woman to fly across the Atlantic

    First woman to fly across the Atlantic

    Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly a non stop Atlantic flight on June 18, 1928. Sadly she disappeared doing that.
  • First jet engine created

    First jet engine created

    Hans Von Ohain Frank Whittle created the first jet engine around 1930
  • First airplane to exceed the speed of sound

    First airplane to exceed the speed of sound

    Charles Yeager flys the first airplane to exceed the speed of sound in level flight on October 14 1947
  • Concorde makes the first passenger carrying airplane.

    Concorde makes the first passenger carrying airplane.

    Concorde makes the first passenger carrying airplane on January 21, 1976.
  • First non stop flight around the world

    First non stop flight around the world

    Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager flew around the world non stop for the first time on Dec. 23, 1986
  • First solar flight around the world

    First solar flight around the world

    Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg flew the first solor flight around the world on July 26 2016.