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The Wright brothers made the first successful airplane
Wright BrothersIn December of 1903, the Wright Brothers created the Flyer". This plane only flew for just under a minute. Aviation was then born..... -
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The advancement of airplanes
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The Auto Pilot
Lawrence Sperry The auto pilot was invented on June 18, 1914. The auto pilot was designed to control the airplane without a pilot's invention which saves heavy workload and less fatigue on the pilot. -
Invention of the Flight Simulator
Flight SimulatorEdwin Link invented flight simulator called the Link Trainer. This flight simulator was designed so that people can train safely instead of risking their lives. -
First passenger plane built for profit
This is the first passenger plane that could make profit. It allowed more jobs such as a pilot, co-pilot and much more. -
Radar was invented
Radar
Radar was invented by Robert Watt. Radar helped pilots because it can detect other aircraft, builidings and more. -
The Jet Engine was born
Sir Frank Whittle's InventionIn 1937, Frank Whittle's jet engine has transformed travel completely. This invention can cross the Atlantic at speed. -
The sound barrier has broken
Sound BarrierChuck Yeager was the first person to ever break the sound barrier in an airplane flight. The airplane that he flew was an F-15. -
Concorde SST
Concorde SSTThe Concorde SST was introduced to people that can carry them 55,000 feet and fly twice the speed of sound. It was also very expensive. -
World's largest passenger plane built
Airbus380 This airplane is a big advancement of future airplanes. This plane has 2 decks. And it's luxuries are even bigger. This plane is the biggest plane ever built.
