Aircraft

The History of Aviation

By hswasing01
  • First Winged Aircraft

    First Winged Aircraft

    The first winged aircraft was made by Sir George Cayley.
  • First Powered Aircrafts

    First Powered Aircrafts

    The first power aircrafts were made by Samuel Langley. It was powered by steam and it was unmanned.
  • First Gasoline Powered Aircraft

    First Gasoline Powered Aircraft

    The first steam gasoline powered aircraft was also made by Samuel Langley.
  • The Wright Brothers' Flight

    The Wright Brothers' Flight

    The Wright brothers' flight near Kitty Hawk in North Carolina.
  • Aircraft Carriers

    Aircraft Carriers

    The use of aircraft carriers was thought up by Eughene Ely. He succussfully took off from and landed on a ship.
  • World War One Aircrafts

    World War One Aircrafts

    WWI brings out better airplanes for fighting purposes. These advances include faster and lighter planes.
  • U.S. Postal Service

    U.S. Postal Service

    The U.S. postal service creates airmail and it was 3 days faster than carrying the mail by train.
  • First Flight Across the Ocean

    First Flight Across the Ocean

    The first flights across the ocean began. This was done by the U.S. Navy and soon after passenger flights began.
  • New Light- Weight Air-Cooled Engines

    New Light- Weight Air-Cooled Engines

    New light-weight air-cooled engines were created. This made better planes that run faster.
  • First Solo Flight Across the Atlantic Ocean

    First Solo Flight Across the Atlantic Ocean

    Charles Linbergh makes the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean from New York to Paris.
  • First Passenger Planes

    First Passenger Planes

    First passenger planes were made by Boeing. It could seat up to ten people.
  • First Radar

    First Radar

    The first radar was built during WWII. It was used to detect airplanes that were flying far away.
  • Area Rule Tested in California

    Area Rule Tested in California

    Pilots and engineers in California tested the area rule, in using which they were able to make sleeker and faster airplanes without using bigger airplanes.
  • First Larger Jets

    First Larger Jets

    The first larger jets were made. They could seat many more than ten people.
  • Bigger and Better Airplanes

    Bigger and Better Airplanes

    Engineers invented planes using non-metal materials that couldn't be detected by radar. Shortly after, stealth planes were invented. Production of bigger and better airplanes still goes on today.