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First successful manned airplane
The Wright Brothers created the first succesful airplane. It flew for 12 seconds, and travelled 120 feet. Later that day, the airplane flew for the longest time and length ever recorded - 852 feet in 59 seconds. -
The first manned airplane flies in a circle
The Wright Brothers created another airplane, and flew it in a circle once. The flight lasted 1 minute 36 seconds, and flew 4,080 feet. -
The longest flight so far
The Wright Brothers flew an aiplane 24 and a half miles, in 39 minutes. During the flight, the aiplane went in a circle 30 times. -
Wilbur Wright starts his tour of Europe
Wilbur Wright starts his tour of Europe, flying and showing the crowds an airplane in motion. -
First fatality
A flight malfunction with the propellers ocurred while an US army observer was on board. The plane crashed, with the army observer died, and Orville Wright recieving severe injuries -
First commercial airplane flies
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The first pressurized cabin plane is built
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The Boeing 707 makes its first flight
In October 1958, the Boeing 707 begins its service with Pan American World Airways, -
The SR-71 Blackbird flies its first operational mission
The US Air Force owned this plane. This plane broke two records-one for flying high and the other for flying fast. The SR-71 Blackbird fflew beyond danger with the epic speed and height that it could fly at. -
Boeing 777 makes its first flight
It was the first plane designed entirely by computer. -
Most recent commercial airplane
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner -
The first solar powered airplane starts to fly around the world
(the plane will land in different countries, so it is not a non-stop flight) -
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