Rubén Postigo Salazar United States History Assignment 11 - Creative Assignment: Technology Timeline. History of the plane and flight.
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The history of the plane
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The first construction
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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First Armed Flights
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. -
Crossing the United States
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. -
Part of the army was established
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. -
Development of the jet engine
Two engineers, Frank Whittle of the United Kingdom and Hans von Ohain of Germany, are credited with the development of the jet engine. -
The rockets
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.