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The First Airplane
It was on December 17, 1903, that the first airplane, Kitty Hawk, was invented by Wilbur and Oliver Wright. -
The First Metal Airplane
Before 1917, basically every plane was made of fabric and wood. However in 1917, the Junker J4 airplane was made, being known as the first functional airplane to be made of metal. -
The World's First Commercial Airliner
In 1933, the company Boeing introduced the 247, a twin engine, 10 passenger airplane. The plane was made to become the world's first ever functional commercial airliner, and took its first flight on February 8, 1933. -
The Jet Engine and The Heinkel HE 178
In 1937 the first jet engine was designed and built by the German inventor Hans von Ohain. This invention was used to power the first ever functional jet The Heinkel HE 178. It took its first flight on August 27, 1939. -
The First Jet Powered Commercial Airliner
On July 27, 1949, the first jet powered commercial airliner, the De Havilland Comet took its first flight. -
The Boeing 747
In 1969, one of the world's most famous commercial airliners, the Boeing 747, was built. -
The Boeing 777
The Boeing company introduces the 777 on July 7, 1995. It is the world's largest two engine jet to ever take flight, and the first aircraft to be built using computer-aided design and engineering.
