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The first flight of an object heavier than air commenced in 1903 by the Wright brothers. The distance of 37m.
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1914 was the year Lawrence Sperry demonstrates the automatic gyrostabilizer. This kept planes level and flying in a straight line. 2 years later he improved on the gyrostabilizer by adding steering mechanism to create automatic pilot.
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French pilot Roland Garros flew the first ever fighter plane. The plane was armed with a machine gun that shot through its propeller. While piloting the fighter plane took down 5 planes.
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In 1925 the Lightwieght aircooled radial engines were invented and with them planes can be bigger and faster.
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JAN 1, 1930
Jet Engine
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The X-15 was created in 1960. It reached the speed of mach 6, it was six times faster than the Bell X-1 which broke the speed barrier 13 years ago
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The Learjet was the first small jet to be mass produced
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The invention of the Concorde commenced in 1969. It was the first supersonic airliner with speeds that reached double the speed of sound!
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The Beoing 747 conducts its first flight. It is a widebodied commercial airline. It was the most successful airline ever made.
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The voyager was the first plane to circumnavigate the globe nonstop in only 9 days, using one tank of fuel. The voyager used a carbon-composite material which makes it lighter.
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The world's largest A-380 passenger aircraft until today known as 'Super Jumbo'.
This aircraft is capable of flying up to 800 passengers.
