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First form of Miliatry combat from the air
Military aviation in Britain begins with first Royal Engineers Balloon unit. -
First Army Airship
First British powered Army airship becomes operational
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The first use of fighters
Korean War begins. Sees the last use of propeller driven fighters and beginning of Jet fighter age. MiG-15 enters service -
Stealth Bombers
Operation Rolling Thunder begins as US B-52 bombers begin heavy bombing of North Vietnam. It was the last for 3 years and result in 1 million tons of bombs being dropped -
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Military Aircraft
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First Cargo Plane
The first Cargo Plane (C-130) was invented in 2003 -
Rocket Planes
In 2004, SpaceShipOne proved that a privately built craft could fly high enough and fast enough to leave the atmosphere. -
Hypersonics
The aughts saw the first successful demonstrations of scramjet technology, which allows turbine-less, air-breathing engines to top Mach 5 speeds in flight
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Worlds Largest Passenger Plane
The Airbus A380 made its first flight in 2005, ending the Boeing 747's 40-year reign as world's largest passenger airplane.
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The first effective fighter jet
The first effective Fighter jet came out in 2006 and was called F-35 Lightning 2 -
First UAV
UAVS were first used in Combat in 2008 to help the military find the enemys
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/aviation/news/4340775
