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Gliders
Sir George Cayley invents concept of modern plane.
He develops gliders with propellers. -
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Steam Powered Planes
Samuel Pierpont Langley creates a series of Steam Powered Unmaned airplanes. -
Wright Brothers
The Wirght Brothers successfully fly a powered, manned plane. -
Controlled Flight
The Wright Brothers delevop a plane that has three-axis control and can land with out crashing. -
Fighter Planes
The British build the first fighter planes. -
Better Engines
New light weight, air cooled engines are made to make planes more efficient. -
Boeing 247
Boeing makes the first passenger planes. -
Radar
During WWII airplane radar is developed to help better detect enemy aircraft. -
Area Rule
Aeronautics Engineers in California develop the Area Rule to help make planes faster and smaller with out the use of large engines. -
Commercial Planes
Boeing develops the 747 that can carry more passengers than previous models.
