Airplanes

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  • First Powered Aircraft

    On December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first powered aircraft. The Wright brothers had invented the first successful airplane. It was invented in North Carolina

  • The First Public Airplane

    The first publicly open flight flew on May 14th,1908. Wilbur and Orville alternated taking Charles Furnas, one of their mechanics, up as the world's first airplane passenger

  • The First Crash

    The First Crash
    The first powered aircraft was the crash of a Wright Model A aircraft at Fort Myers, Virginia, in the United States on September 17, 1908.

  • First Jet Invented

    First Jet Invented
    The world’s first jet aircraft, took its first flight on August 27, 1939. It was flown by The German Air Force. They made the Jet in Germany.

  • The First Airplane to Beat the Speed of Sound

    The First Airplane to Beat the Speed of Sound
    The year of 1947, Charles Yeager made the first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in level flight. He was known was the fastest man alive because he could beat the speed of sound.This happened high over the Mojave Desert of southern California.

  • The Smallest Airplane Made

    The Smallest Airplane Made
    In 1952, Ray Stits Made the smallest airplane into the air with Robert H. Starr at the wheel.You can visit it at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

  • Fastest Airplane Made

    Fastest Airplane Made
    The fastest manned aircraft was made in October 3rd of 1976. It was Invented by William J. Its maximum speed was Mach 6.70 (about 7,200 km/h).

  • The Biggest Airplane Made

    The Biggest Airplane Made
    Stratolaunch, Is the largest airplane invented. The airplane had a wingspan measuring 385 feet, the airplane is built to launch rockets from the air. Co-founder Paul Allen Invented the Stratolaunch in 2011.This plane was made in California.