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The Wright Brothers | The First Successful Airplane
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1904- The Wright Flyer II was the second powered aircraft built by Wilbur and Orville Wright. During 1904 they used it to make a total of 105 flights, ultimately achieving flights lasting five minutes and also making full circles, which was accomplished by Wilbur for the first time on September 20.
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Between 10:35 a.m. and noon 15 seconds on the third, and the final, long flight lasted 59 seconds. Distances covered were 120 feet, 175 feet, 200 feet, and 852 feet.
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U.S. Navy purchased its first airplane, a Wright Model B on 19 July 1911
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In 1920 the English air force auctioned off 10,000 extra planes. There were more planes everywhere with aircraft manufacturers releasing new, bigger and better models every year to meet the demands.
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In the late 1950s jet planes were introduced to the world. Their ticket prices were out of reach for an average traveler and the flights were becoming more dangerous.
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1970- modern planes were being made and accidents happened more often and planes were becoming advanced.
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On March 27, 1977 in Los Rodeos Airport an airplane ready to take off, but a thick fog restricted view as another flight crashed right into the other plane.
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The JAL Flight 123 crash, which caused the death of 520 people, is the worst ever airplane accident involving a single passenger aircraft.
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Air France Flight 4590 crashed in a suburban area in Gonesse. The plane went down in flames right after take-off. The ground officers noticed a fire on the left wing of the plane. The pilot wasn't able to go higher than 200 meters.
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An Air India plane crashed in Manglore on the 22 of May. Investigators say they hears heavy breathing and loud snoring from the cockpit voice recorder.
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The largest window on any passenger aircraft, measuring a whopping 137cm x 45cm. This was launched in 2018. Luxurious plane with big windows to see the sky near you.
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Lockheed Martin is proposing to create the new F-21 in collaboration with India' s Tata Advanced Services.
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The Boeing-777x is a new commercial plane under development and ready to be launched in at least mid 2020. This plane will be bigger and better than most modern planes.
