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Montgolfiere Balloon
Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier
trying to float bags made of paper and fabric. When the brothers held a flame near the opening at the bottom, the bag expanded with hot air and floated up. It is what we call a hot air balloon.
It was important because it inspired people to make airplanes and other things -
No.III glider
wright brothers
The Wright brothers file a patent for an aeroplane based on their No.III glider.
It helped create the first airplane. -
Aéronautique
France
Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), the world's air sports federation, is founded in France. It is a non-governmental, non-profit making international organisation with the basic aim of furthering aeronautical and astronautical activities worldwide. -
Zeppelin LZ2
Rumanian
The Zeppelin LZ2 is the one that destroyed in a gale the day after its first flight.
It was the first blimp to fly. -
army MB2 Biplane bomber
United States Army MB2 biplane bombers bomb and sink the German battleship Ostfriesland with six 2,000 bombs. The aircraft were under the overall command of Brigadier General William 'Billy' Mitchell. -
Dornier DoX flying boat
Friedrichshafen in Germany.
A Dornier DoX flying boat flies back from New York to its base at Friedrichshafen in Germany.
It made people want to build crazy flying things. -
u2 biplane
The first operational use of Soviet Polikarpov U2 biplanes as 'night harassment bombers'. -
Douglas DC6s pressurised aircraft.
Pan American World Airways (Pan-Am)
The first all cargo air service across the North Atlantic is inaugurated by Pan American World Airways (Pan-Am) using Douglas DC6s pressurised aircraft.
It made it so we could get different kinds of things from other places -
Lockheed L101 1-500 TriStar
Lufthansa-Unternehmen
Lufthansa-Unternehmen inaugurates Lockheed L101 1-500 TriStar services on its Dusseldorf to Los Angeles route. It still made people want to build the best plan.
