Rubén Postigo Salazar United States History Assignment 11 - Creative Assignment: Technology Timeline. History of the plane and flight.
By rubi_ps15
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The Wright brothers launched the era of human flight when they successfully tested a flying vehicle that took off by its own power, at even speeds, and descended without damage.
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The U.S Government bought its first airplane. The airplane was sold by $25,000 plus a bonus of $5,000. Also an airplane designed by the Wright brothers was armed by a machine gun and flown an airport in College Park.
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the Wrights' Vin Fiz was the first airplane to cross the United States. The flight took 84 days, stopping 70 times. It crash-landed so many times because of its original building.
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An Aviation Section of the Signal Corps was established and its flying unit contained airplanes made by the Wright Brothers as well as some made by their chief competitor, Glen Curtiss.
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Two engineers, Frank Whittle of the United Kingdom and Hans von Ohain of Germany, are credited with the development of the jet engine.
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Rocket-powered aircraft. These airplanes use engines that run on rocket propellant for propulsion. The Bell X-1 rocket plane was the first rocket to break the sound barrier.