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Pilot - Transportation

By hbw8168

  • The Beginning of Aviators

    The Beginning of Aviators
    It first begins with Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Etienne demonstrating designs for their hot air balloon.

  • Stats of first aircraft

    Stats of first aircraft
    The first aircraft was a Hot Air Ballon only capable of flying 6,600 feet high of a distance of just over a mile

  • Invention Of The Glider

    Invention Of The Glider
    The invention of the first Glider was in the early 1800's.

  • The Curved Aerofoil

    The Curved Aerofoil
    Sir George Cayley created the curved aerofoil that helped lift aircraft.

  • First Steam Powered Plane

    First Steam Powered Plane
    Clement Ader flew his steam-powered plane at a height of eight inches for 165 feet.

  • Wright Brothers

    Wright Brothers
    Wilbur and Orville Wright have a successful flight at North Carolina.

  • Wright Brothers Continue Their Work

    Wright Brothers Continue Their Work
    The Wright Brothers were able to keep the airplane in air for 39 minutes and are able to now preform complex maneuvers.

  • No More Need For a Catapult

    No More Need For a Catapult
    Alberto Santos-Dumont created a plane that was able to take off and fly without the use of a catapult.

  • First Public Flight

    First Public Flight
    The Wright Brothers have their first public flights in France.

  • First Army Airplane

    First Army Airplane
    The U.S. Army’s Signal Corps purchased a specific type of plane for military use.

  • The Wright Company

    The Wright Company
    The Wright Brothers open their business for the use of crafting and selling airplanes.

  • First Fighter Plane

    First Fighter Plane
    During WWI, the first plane with mounted machine-guns is used in battle

  • The First Commercial Flight

    The First Commercial Flight
    The first commercial flights ever start and only go from the U.S. to Canada

  • The First Jet Plane

    The First Jet Plane
    The German Heinkel He 178, was the first jet engine plane to ever be made

  • First Jet Fighter Plane

    First Jet Fighter Plane
    The Messerschmitt Me 262 was the first jet plane to have fighting capabilities.

  • Regular Commercial Flights

    Regular Commercial Flights
    American Export Airlines was the first major airline to offer transport between America to Europe.

  • Faster Than Sound

    Faster Than Sound
    the X-1 Jet was the first jet plane to reach a speed faster than sound.

  • Boost in Commercial Flights

    Boost in Commercial Flights
    The Invention of the Jumbo Jet caused a large boost in Commercial Airlines

  • Big U.S. Transport

    Big U.S. Transport
    By 1980, almost half the total flying took place in the U.S.

  • Modern Day

    Modern Day
    15,631,000 Flights took place in America this year carrying countless amounts of people to different places all of the world