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The History of Airplanes

By natanegidis
  • The first airplanes fly

    The first airplanes fly

    Wright brothers built the first flying machine. The first flight lasted 12 seconds. The last flight lasted 57 seconds.
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  • The Longest Flight

    The Longest Flight

    John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown were the first people to fly in an aircraft, non-stop, across the Atlantic Ocean.
  • First Flight with a woman pilot

    First Flight with a woman pilot

    Amelia Erhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. She also set a record by doing it in only 13.5 hours.
  • The fastest airplane in the world

    The fastest airplane in the world

    The world’s fastest airplane is the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, flying at 2,193 miles per hour. It has held the record for nearly 40 years.
  • The world's largest airplane

    The world's largest airplane

    The world’s largest passenger airplane is the Airbus A380. It is a double-decker four-engine plane. It made its first flight on April 27, 2005.