The evolution of flight

By TheUser
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    Flight

  • First Flight

    First Flight
    Fisrt plane takes flight, the Wright Flyer. Designed by the Wright Brothers.

  • First Fighter

    First Fighter
    The British Parliment takes intrest in Air combat. They devoloped the Vivkers F.B. 5. It was adopted by the Royal Flying Corps and the French Air Corps. Its first flight was in July 17 1914.

  • ME262

    ME262
    ME262 was the first jet powered fighter plane. It was devopoped by germany and used by the Lufawaffe

  • The First Commercial Jet

    The First Commercial Jet
    The first commercial jet was the Boeing 707. The jet continued production through the 1954 until 1977. The first prototype model was flown on july 15 1954

  • The Stealth Aircraft

    The Stealth Aircraft
    The F117 was the first stealth aircraft. It saw action in the Gulf war and the war in bosnia.Only one was shot down and it was retired April 22nd 2008

  • VTOL Aircraft the AV 88 harrier

    VTOL Aircraft the AV 88 harrier
    The first Verticle take off and landing aircraft is comssissioned by hawker. It is popular amoung naval units