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The Wright Brothers' flights
In 1903 the brothers built the powered Wright Flyer I, using their preferred material for construction, spruce,a strong and lightweight wood, and Pride of the West muslin for surface coverings. They also designed and carved their own wooden propellers, and had a purpose-built gasoline engine fabricated in their bicycle shop. They thought propeller design would be a simple matter and intended to adapt data from shipbuilding. However, their library research disclosed no established formulas - wiki -
The use of air craft carriers is thought up
Eugene Ely decided to try landing and taking off from a ship. He did both successfully, and it paved the way for future air craft carriers. - wiki -
WW 1 bring better airplanes
in WW1 they neede better airplanes to fight! so they made WAY better airplanes! -
Airmail
mail was made with the aircraft! -
The first flights across the ocean began
The US Navy made some of the first flights across the Atlantic Ocean. Soon after that, passenger flights began. -
Better planes and better engines
In 1925, new lightweight, air cooled engines were created. This made the airplanes run better and faster. -
Charles Lindbergh flies across the ocean alone
Mr. Lindbergh made the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. He flew from New York to Paris by himself. -
The first passenger planes are made
Boeing made the 247 plane. It could seat up to 10 people. -
radars are being made
When WWII broke out, engineers began developing better equipment to help with the war. They developed airplane radars that could detect airplanes flying, even far away. -
The "area rule" is discovered
Pilots and engineers in California tested a theory called the area rule. Using it, they were able to make sleeker, faster airplanes without using bigger engines. -
The first larger passenger jets are made
Boeing came out with the 747. It was a huge jet that could seat many more than the previous 10 people. -
B-2 Bombers are developed in 1990's
During the 90's engineers invented planes using non-metal materials that couldn't be detected by radar. Shortly after that, the stealth planes were invented. The production of bigger and better airplanes continues today, and one can only dream what will come next!
