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- Invented by Ferdinand von Zeppelin -They are still used to present day, however less so than before. -This is due to the hindenburg disaster in which the zeppelin caught fire and the hydrogen within it ignited and exploded -There were 36 fatalities and 62 survivors of this disaster
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The Wright Brothers, Orville and Wilbur, are credited for inventing and building the world's first ever successful airplane. They made the first-controlled, powered and sustained heavier than air human flight.
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Tony Jannus conducted the worlds first commercial flight from St. Petersberg, Florida to Tampa, Florida for the St. Petersberg-Tampa airboat and it took 23 minutes. The plane used was the Benoist XIV
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The First Transatlantic Flight went from the US to Newfoundland, then onto Portugal and lastly, the UK. The journey took a total of 23 days.
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The first 'circumnavigation "round the world" flight' was undertaken by a team from the US Army Air Service.
- The trip took 175 days
- Throughout the journey, they went further than 44,000 kilometres
- The second round the world flight was completed by Australian Charles Smith -
- It was the first commercial jet liner
- Invented in Hatford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- Adapted for roles in the military after its retirement
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The world's then-largest aircraft.
It is a wide-body commericalairline and cargo transport aircraft.
It was prodcued in 1968 and is still currently in use by several airlines.
Origin: United States -
- There were only 20 aircrafts made
- Discontinued due to Paris crash and high cost of production
- Travelled at 60,000ft (The same height as spy planes) with a speed of mach 2 (2x the speed of sound)
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The First flight that took place around the world without stopping or refueling was completed by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager. The flight 'Rutan Model 76 Voyager' ended its journey 9 days later, setting an endurance record.
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It was produced in 2004 to present.
Origin: Multi-national
It is a wide body, double decker jet airliner.
It is still in service.
Has a design range of 15,400 KM. Suffient to fly from New York to Hong Kong.
81 aircrafts build as of September 2012