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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
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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
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in WW1 they neede better airplanes to fight! so they made WAY better airplanes!
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mail was made with the aircraft!
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The US Navy made some of the first flights across the Atlantic Ocean. Soon after that, passenger flights began.
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In 1925, new lightweight, air cooled engines were created. This made the airplanes run better and faster.
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Mr. Lindbergh made the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. He flew from New York to Paris by himself.
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Boeing made the 247 plane. It could seat up to 10 people.
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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.
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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.
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Boeing came out with the 747. It was a huge jet that could seat many more than the previous 10 people.
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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!
