Evolution of planes

Evolution of planes

By E Diallo

  • The Zeppelin Hindenburg

    The Zeppelin Hindenburg
    The Zeppelin Hindenburg: Zeppelins made by the German company Luftschiffbau Zeppelin carried out the first strategic bombing missions during World War I. And was created in July 2, 1900.

  • The first plane

    The first plane
    The First Airplane: Wright Flyer. -1903 Wright Flyer. After building and testing three full-sized gliders, the Wrights' first powered airplane flew at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903, making a 12-second flight, traveling 36 m (120 ft), with Orville piloting.

  • The Red Baron & Aerial Weapons of World War

    The Red Baron & Aerial Weapons of World War
    The Red Baron & Aerial Weapons of World War - VII was a German fighter plane that became so feared that the Allies demanded the Germans turn over all of them at the end of the war with 80 aerial victories between September 1916 and his death in April 1918

  • The first jet

    The first jet
    The first turbojet aircraft to fly was the Heinkel He 178 V1 first prototype of the German Air Force, the Luftwaffe, on August 27, 1939 in Rostock (Germany). The first flight of a jet-engined aircraft to come to public attention was the Italian Caproni Campini N.1 motorjet prototype that flew on August 27, 1940.

  • The First Fighter Jet

    The First Fighter Jet
    The First Fighter Jet: Me 262 Schwalbe-"The world's first operational jet fighter, the Me-262 Schwalbe, was powered by two Junkers Jumo 004 B turbine engines and had sleekly swept wings and a powerful armament of four 30-mm cannons" The plans for the first operational jet fighter, the Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe were drawn up in 1939, and the airplane first flew under jet power in 1942.

  • Bell Aircraft corporation

    Bell Aircraft corporation
    The Bell X-1, (Bell Model 44), is a rocket-engine–powered aircraft, designated originally as the XS-1, and was a joint National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics–U.S. Army Air Forces–U.S. Air Force supersonic research project built by Bell Aircraft.
    Role: Experimental rocket plane
    First flight: 19 January 1946
    Number built: 7

  • SR-71 Blackbird: Supersonic Spy Aircraft

    SR-71 Blackbird: Supersonic Spy Aircraft
    The Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" is a long-range, high–altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that was operated by the United States Air Force. It is the world's fastest aircraft in production!

  • V-22 Osprey

    V-22 Osprey
    Combining the vertical takeoff and landing capabilities of a helicopter with the long-range, high-speed, and high-altitude capabilities of a turbo-prop airplane, the V-22 Osprey represents a dream of aircraft designers for generations.