THE HISTORY OF FLIGHT

FIRST AIRPLANE

Dec 17, 1903

The wright brothers made the first controlled, sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft on December 17, 1903

THE HISTORY OF FLIGHT

Period: Dec 17, 1903 to Apr 27, 2005

FIRST CONTROLLED AIRPLANE

Dec 18, 1903

The Wright brothers were the first to invent aircraft controls that made fixed-wing powered flight possible.

FIRST SEPLANE

Mar 28, 1910

Frenchman Henri Fabre successfully flew the first successful powered seaplane

Antonov An-2

Aug 31, 1947

31 August 1947 Largest mass-produced single-engine biplane.

Boeing 747

Feb 9, 1969

9 February 1969 Highest-capacity passenger aircraft until surpassed by Airbus A380

Tupolev Tu-160

Dec 18, 1981

18 December 1981 Heaviest combat aircraft ever built

Antonov An-124

Dec 26, 1982

26 December 1982 Was the largest mass-produced aircraft in the world until the Airbus A380 was produced. Remains the world's largest military aircraft currently in service.

Antonov An-225 Mriya

Dec 21, 1988

Antonov An-225 21 December 1988 Mriya the largest airplane ever made but did not fly

The A340-600

Apr 23, 2001

23 April 2001 The A340-600 has been in production since 2001, with a length of 75.30m, the longest commercial aircraft, until surpassed by the Boeing 747-8.

Airbus A380-800

Apr 27, 2005

27 April 2005 The largest passenger aircraft ever made.LANDPLANE