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Jan 1, 1100
Chinese emperor goes to the moon.
Legend has it that a Chinese Emperor tied a bunch of rockets filled with gun powder. The Emperor was trying to get the moon. Instead the rockets went off and the Chinese Emperor blew up. -
Balloons take the air.
Jesuit Priest, Fracesco de Lana studied balloon flight, using ballast for controlling the flight. -
Hydrogen is discovered
An English Chemist by the name of Henry Cavendish discovered a new flammable gas known today as Hydrogen. -
People take flight.
The Montgolfier flew 5 miles in 25 minutes with their hot air balloon. -
Aviation and the Government
Samuel Langley received $50,000 grant from government, built steam powered plane, tried to fly a plane off of a house boat but failed, government lost faith in aviation -
The Wright Brothers and their Flyer
The Wright Brothers built the first powered flight that was controlled by man. -
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Aircraft Produced during WW1
France built 67,982 a/c, Germany built 47,637 a/c, Italy built 20,000 a/c, USA built 15,000 -
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Aviation makes Advancements throughout WW1
Several improvements on aircraft's made the aircraft double average airspeed, double service ceiling, added armor, interrupting gear, lighter, faster, more maneuverable. -
Aviation Crashes after WW1
Aircraft production dropped 85%, military aviation cut 95%, 175,000 factory workers laid off. -
First nonstop Flight Across the Atlantic
First non-stop crossing of Atlantic made by Capt. John Alcock and Lt. Arthur Brown -
First Solo Non-stop flight across the Atlantic
Charles Lindbergh makes first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic -
First Woman to Fly a Solo Nonstop Flight Across the Atlantic
Amelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly non-stop solo across the Atlantic Ocean. -
German Air Force Officially Formed
Luftwaffe officially formed, had been built up in secrecy during interwar years -
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Civil Air Patrol is Born
In 1939 President Roosevelt signed Civilian Pilot Training Act, program trained pilots for national emergency, by 1944 over 300,000 pilots had been trained -
Army Expands it Air Corp
President’s message to congress begins Army Air Corp expansion -
Jet Powered Aircraft are Born
Germany flew first jet powered aircraft -
WW2 Starts
Germany invades Poland starting WWII -
Sikorsky R-4 is Introduced to the Army
Sikorsky R-4 enters service with Army Air Corp -
Aircraft take off from Aircraft Carrier for the First Time
Doolittle Raid uses medium bombers launched from an aircraft carrier to attack the home island of Japan -
Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, aircraft launched from aircraft carriers attack and cripple US naval and air forces -
America enters WW2
America declares war on Japan -
War on Germany and Italy is Declared by America
America declares war on Germany and Italy -
Atom bomb is dropped on Hiroshima
Enola Gay dropped atom bomb on Hiroshima -
America Finally gets a Branch of the Military Dedicated to Air Service
Air Force is born with passage of National Security Act -
Sound Barrier is Broken
Sound barrier broken by Chuck Yeager in a Bell X-1 -
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Berlin Airlift is a major Success for Aviation
June 1948 to May 1949 - Berlin Airlift is a major victory for airpower and proves airpower can be useful in peacetime -
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Korean War Starte
Korean War, superior Mig-15 experiences heavy losses against pilots with better training -
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The Vietnam War
Vietnam War, airpower was used extensively, strategic bombing develops further -
Mass Scale Airlift of People and Supply
Operation Desert Shield, world’s largest airlift of forces, people, and supplies -
Mass Scale of Bombings via Air
Operation Desert Storm, world’s highest number of targets in shortest amount of time attacked with aircraft -
Twin Towers
The Twins are attacked by a terrorist group who hijacked planes and flew them into the towers.
