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This is a list of aircraft by date and usage.The date shown is the introduction of the first model of a line but not the current model. For instance, while "the most popular" aircraft, such as Boeing 737 and 747 were introduced in 1960x, their recent models were revealed in the 21st century.
This is a timeline of aviation history, and a list of more detailed aviation timelines. The texts in the diagram are clickable links to articles. The texts in the diagram are clickable links to articles.
The history of aviation spans over two millennia, from the earliest innovations like kites and attempts at tower jumping to supersonic and hypersonic flight in powered, heavier-than-air jet aircraft. Kite flying in China, dating back several hundred years BC, is considered the earliest example of man-made flight. [1]
List of aircraft - lists by type; also contains a list of other lists of aircraft (!) List of aircraft by date and usage category is a big table (too big to fit nicely on my browser. x-axis is date; y-axis is category; Fighter aircraft - contains a partial list of all fighter aircraft (Other pages such as Bomber don't seem to intend to be a ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. ... List of aircraft (Z) List of aircraft (pre-1914) ... List of aircraft by date and usage category; F. List of ...
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The following reference sources, among many others, have been used to compile this list: Cheesman, E. F., ed. (1960). Fighter Aircraft of the 1914–1918 War.
First propeller driven aircraft to exceed the speed of sound (in a dive): was a McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo (without assistance from the jet engines) flown by Capt. Fitzpatrick in late June, 1953. [231] [232] First aircraft to carry and deploy a thermonuclear weapon: was a Tupolev Tu-95 during the Soviet Union's RDS-6s test on August 12, 1953 [233]