History of Air Transportation

  • The Wright Flyer

    The Wright Flyer
    enchantedlearningThe Wright Flyer flew for 12 seconds and 120 feet at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.It was flown by Orville and Willbur Wright.
  • The Helicopter

    The Helicopter
    FlyingmachinesPaul Cornu could only get his helicopter to fly on November 3, 1907. Later,on March 26, 1908 his helicopter flew with two people to a height of five feet.
  • Aero A.304

    Aero A.304
    Military FactoryThe Aero A.304 flew 200 miles per hour at the top speed and only 19 of these planes were made
  • Avro Lancastrian

    Avro Lancastrian
    Century of Flight There were nine seats in the Avro Lancastrian and the plane had four engines
  • Aerospatiale Aloutte II

    Aerospatiale Aloutte II
    Military FactoryThe Aerospatiale Aloutte II flew at the speed of 115 miles per hour and 350 miles
  • Airbus A310

    Airbus A310
    Military FactoryThe Airbus A310 was invented in France by the Airbus Industry. The length of the plane is 153.08 feet and the width is 144.03 feet.
  • Lun Ekranoplan

    Lun Ekranoplan
    Military FactoryThe maximum speed the plane flew was 633 miles per hour. The Lun Ekranoplan was the invention of Rostislav Evgenievich Alexeev.
  • Alenia C-27 Spartan

    Alenia C-27 Spartan
    Military FactoryThe Alenia C-27 Spartan was invented in Italy and flew at the speed of 373 miles per hour. The plane was 74.48 feet long and 94.16 feet wide.
  • Boeing 787 Dreamliner

    Boeing 787 Dreamliner
    BoeingThe Boeing 787 Dreamline is a superefficient airplane using 20% less fuel than other planes of similar size. The plane seats up to 250 passengers and can fly up to 8200 nautical miles.
  • Citation Mustang

    Citation Mustang
    CessnaThe Citation Mustang was first announced in 2002. April 2005 was the first test flight then April of 2007 was the first retail delivery