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Developing the idea
In July 1899, Wilbur tested the wing warping technique by constructing and flying a two-wing kite model whose wingspan was six feet long. As the wings were folded, or rotated, one end of the wings created more lifting power, and the other end created lower lifting power. -
Choosing the place
In 1900, the brothers traveled to Kitty Hawk in North Carolina to begin manned flight trials -
The first manned flight
The first manned flight controlled by aircraft at will of the pilot. Orville Wright managed to take off for 12 seconds on a plane he built with his brother Wilbur. -
The first woman to fly
On July 8, 1908, Theresa Peltier Italian was the first woman to fly on a plane as a passenger. -
The first jet aircraft.
. In 1910 the 1910 Cuanda was introduced and flown which was . In 1910 the 1910 Cuanda was introduced and flown which was the first jet aircraft. It was designed and built by scientist and aviation man Henri Cuanda It was designed and built by scientist and aviation man Henri Cuanda -
Fighter jets
In 1913 aircraft first became auxiliary tools during a military battle, when they actively participated in battles between Italy and the Ottoman Empire. -
second World War
World War II was the first war in which the aircraft became a leading war vehicle. Allied and German armies used various types of fighter jets, transport jets, helicopters and a host of small aircraft to fight and spy on the enemy. -
The world's largest aircraft
In 1969, the Boeing Company introduced the two-story passenger plane - the Boeing 747, which was the largest passenger aircraft in the world. -
Today
Today, the airline industry is an international empire with airports in many cities in each country, flights that fly every few minutes, significant reductions in airline ticket prices, and plenty of airlines opening each season.
