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Precedents of airports
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The first plane manages to take off and fly 50 meters with its Éole -
On December 17, 1903 when the first powered flight was successfully completed. -
Flat terrain for aircraft landing and takeoff -
Airports were a fundamental part of the evolution of aviation
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College Park Airport, opened in 1909, located in Maryland (USA), is the oldest that is still in operation -
The German Empire is an aeronautical power with a large air force consisting of about 230 aircraft in August 1914.
The United Kingdom had started and the United States was even further behind, even in 1917, relying heavily on the French aircraft industry, especially for aircraft engines. The initial British contribution to the total Allied air force in August 1914 was some 184 aircraft. -
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in 1918, there were 980 official landing fields -
In 1919 and throughout the 1920s, several airlines were established throughout Europe and the United States. -
This is the name given to the period between the wars that included a series of feats in air transport, which took place between those years.
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986 airports had been built by the end of the war, in the US alone -
There are about 42,000 thousand airports in the world.