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The first ever motored airplane. This took place in North Carolina. ,December 1903.
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Charles Lindbergh completes the first solo non stop trans atlantic flight.
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Frank Whittle a brittish inventor created the first jet engine
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Amelia Earhart is the first woman to fly across the atlantic.
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Germanys Heinkel 178 is the first fully proppeled aircraft.
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Boeing 747 makes first commercial flight.
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Bryan Allen pedals the Gossamer Albatross across the English Channel, breaking the distance record for human-powered flight
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Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager fly the US ultralight Voyager around the world in a 9-day non-stop flight from California to California
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In an unmanned test, the Martin jetpack reaches an altitude of 5,000 feet . The jetpack, invented by New Zealander, Glenn Martin, is a small flying device for one person. It was named one of the world’s top 10 inventions in 2010
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The Transition by Terrafugia is a roadable aircraft – an aeroplane that can take off and land at any airport and, with the push of a button, fold up its wings and drive down the road