History of the Modern Airplane

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  • The Wright Brothers Achieve Sustained Flight

    The Wright Brothers Achieve Sustained Flight

    The brothers completed four sustained flights with a powered, controlled airplane

  • First Take Off From a Ship

    Eugene Ely successfully takes off from a cruiser and lands on the Virgina shores
  • Gyrostabilizer Leads to Automatic Pilot

    Gyrostabilizer Leads to Automatic Pilot

    Lawrence Sperry uses a gyroscope to keep the plane stable, and flying in a straight line without human aid

  • National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

  • Passenger Service Across the English Channel

    Passenger Service Across the English Channel

    First passenger service flights cross the English channel between London and Paris

  • First Non-stop Solo Flight Across Atlantic

  • First Modern Commercial Airliner

    First Modern Commercial Airliner

  • Jet Engines Designed

    British and German scientists worked independently of each other to each create their own successful jet engine
  • Sound Barrier Broken

    Sound Barrier Broken

  • Creation of Boeing 747

    Creation of Boeing 747

    One of the most popular airplane models, still used today!