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The Wright Flyer 3 was created by the Wright Brothers. It was capable of fully controllable, stable flight for substantial periods.
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Alberto Santos Dumont made what was claimed to be the first Airplane flight unassisted by catapult and set the First World Record recognized by the Aero-Club de France by flying 220 meters in less than 22 seconds. This Flight was also recognized by the FAI.
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World War 1 served as a testbed for the use of the airplane as a weapon. Airplanes demonstrated their potential as mobile observation platforms. Then they proved themselves to be machines capable of causing casualties to the enemy.
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Hugo Junkers, a German professor of mecanics introduces thee Junkers J4, an all-metal airplane built largely of a relatively lightweight aluminum alloy called duralumin.
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