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Event Title:
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Date
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1st
Jan,
Wright Flyer
1903
1st
Jan,
Bleriot IX
1909
1st
Jan,
Gyrostabilizer
1914
1st
The First Fighter
Jan,
Plane
1915
1st
Jan,
Junker J4
1917
1st
Lightweight AirJan,
cooled Radial
1925 Engines
Event Description:
The first flight of an object heavier than air
commenced in 1903 by the Wright
brothers. The distance of 37m.
In 1909 Louis Bleriot invented the first
monoplane called Bleriot IX. Bleriot
completed a 36.6km flight from Calais,
France to Do over, in 37 minutes.
1914 was the year Lawrence Sperry
demonstrates the automatic gyrostabilizer.
This kept planes level and flying in a
straight line. 2 years later he improved on
the gyrostabilizer by adding steering
mechanism to create automatic pilot.
French pilot Roland Garros flew the first
ever fighter plane. The plane was armed
with a machine gun that shot through its
propeller. While piloting the fighter plane
took down 5 planes.
In the year of 1917 Hugo Junkers built the
first all metal planes. The metal was a
lightweight aluminum alloy called
duralumin.
In 1925 the Lightweight air-cooled radial
engines were invented and with them
planes can be bigger and faster.
1st
Jan,
Jet Engine
1930
1st
Jan,
Boeing 242
1933
Even
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Event Title:
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Date
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1st
Jan,
Jet Engines
1937
1st
Jan,
Boeing 307
1938
1st
Jan,
Heinkel HE178
1939
14th
Oct,
Bell X-1
1947
27th
De Havilland DH
Aug,
106 Comet
1949
1st
Area Rule of
Jan,
Aircraft Design
1952
1st
Jan,
X-15
1960
Event Description:
After patenting it 7 years ago, in 1937
Frank Whittle with the help of Hans Von
Ohain made the first test runs of the jet
engine.
The Boeing 307 startling was the first fully
pressurized plane. This allowed it to fly
6.096 km high. Because it could fly so high
it flew above the weather so if there was
rough winds they just fly above it and the
passengers would have a more comfortable
ride.
The heinkel HE178 was the first fully jet
powered plane.
The Bell X-I broke the sound barrier on the
14 of October 1947 by Captain 'Chuck'
Yeager.
The prototype of the first jet powered
airliner takes its first flight. In 1952 it
became a regular passenger jet giving a
quiet and faster flight.
Richard Whitcomb discovers an aircraft
concept known as the Area Rule of Aircraft
Design. The concept helps inventors by
giving them a basic design that aircrafts
need to reduce drag and increase speed
without additional power.
The X-15 was created in 1960. It reached
the speed of mach 6; it was six times faster
than the Bell X-1 which broke the speed
barrier 13 years ago.
1st
Jan,
Learjet
1963
1st
Jan,
Concorde
1969
Even
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Event Title:
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Date
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1st
Jan,
Boeing 747
1969
1st
Jan,
Voyager
1986
1st
Jan,
B-2 Spirit
1997
1st
Jan,
Airbus 350
2006
Event Description:
The Boeing 747 conducts its first flight. It is
a wide-bodied commercial airline. It was
the most successful airline ever made.
The voyager was the first plane to
circumnavigate the globe nonstop in only 9
days, using one tank of fuel. The voyager
used a carbon-composite material which
makes it lighter.
The B-2 Spirit was the most expensive
plane ever made; it cost more than one
Billion dollars to build. The B-2 Spirit was a
long range bomber so it uses less fuel.
The Airbus 350 is a double decker plane. It
is the largest plane built and had enough
seats for 555 people.
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Event Description:
14th
May,
1886
4th
Jun,
1895
17th
Jan,
1899
19th
Jul,
1903
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cars.
16th
Nov,
1908
4th
Jun,
1910
30th
May,
1912
15th
Mar,
1914
4th
Jun,
1916
28th
Apr,
1926
8th
Oct,
1933
4th
Jun,
1936
4th
Jun,
1938
16th
Sep,
1947
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28th
Mar,
1948
4th
May,
1958
4th
Jun,
1959
30th
Oct,
1963
Lamborghini was
founded
19th
Jun,
1974
4th
Oct,
1983
15th
Oct,
1997
30th
May,
2005
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Event Title:
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Event Description:
1st
Nov,
1000
Viking longboats
1000 AD
27th
Nov,
1100
27th
Nov,
1450
sailing ship
27th
Nov,
1800
'clipper ships'
27th
Nov,
1819
steamships
27th
Nov,
1845
20th
Aug,
1910
diesel power
27th
Mar,
1955
Hovercraft
3rd
Feb,
1959
nuclear ship
27th
Apr,
1990
cruise ship
Steam Engine