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Hot-air balloon
- First machine to carry persons
- Invented by Montgolfier brothers
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airship
- Were pushed foward by propellers
- Invented by Henry Giffard
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Gliders
- 1. aircraft with wings
- Invented by Otto Lilienthal
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Powered aeroplane
- Invented by Wright brothers
- Was driven by a very light petrol engine designed and built themselves
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Helicopters
- Invented by Igor Sikorsky
- Had two blades that turned in opposite direction
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Jet airliner
- Jet power was developed in 1930s
- Invented by Frank Whittle and later by Hans Von Ohain
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Supersonic airliner ( Concorde )
- Flew a speed of 1600km/h and crossed the Atlantic from New York to London in less than 3 hours
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Airbus 380
- Carried 555 passengers on 2 decks
- The world's largest passenger plane
- Invented by airbus
