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Wright Brothers: Orville and Wilbur Wright achieve the first controlled, sustained, and powered flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, with the Flyer 1, which flew 36.5 meters in 12 seconds. -
Tony Jannus pilots the world's first commercial flight between St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, aboard a seaplane, marking the start of commercial aviation. -
Charles Lindbergh makes the first non-stop flight between New York and Paris, in his aircraft Spirit of St. Louis, a milestone that established international commercial aviation. -
Heinkel He 178, the world’s first jet-powered aircraft, makes its first flight, starting the era of jet aviation. -
Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to break the sound barrier aboard the Bell X-1, a milestone in aviation history. -
The de Havilland Comet becomes the first commercial jet airliner, ushering in the era of jet-powered commercial aviation. -
The Boeing 747 makes its maiden flight, setting a new standard for passenger aircraft due to its ability to carry more people. -
The Boeing 747, known as the "Jumbo," entered service, revolutionizing air travel with its ability to carry more passengers over long distances. -
This aircraft was the first to incorporate fully electronic flight controls (fly-by-wire), changing how airplanes were handled by pilots. -
The A380, the world's largest commercial airplane, made its first flight. Its capacity to carry up to 850 passengers made it ideal for long-haul flights. -
The first flight of the Boeing 787 marked an innovation in fuel efficiency, with a fuselage made of composite materials that made it lighter and more economical. -
This fully solar-powered aircraft circumnavigated the globe, proving that aviation could have a more sustainable future. -
As aviation works toward reducing emissions, the first electric planes for short-distance flights began to emerge, though still in the testing phase.