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  2. Claims to the first powered flight - Wikipedia

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    Then on 12 November a flight of 22.2 seconds carried the 14-bis some 220 m (720 ft), earning the Aéro-Club prize of 1,500 francs for the first flight of more than 100 m. [39] This flight was also observed by the newly formed Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) and became the first record in their log book.

  3. Wright brothers - Wikipedia

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    Because December 13, 1903, was a Sunday, the brothers did not make any attempts that day, even though the weather was good, so their first powered test flight happened on the 121st anniversary of the first hot air balloon test flight that the Montgolfier brothers had made on December 14, 1782. In a message to their family, Wilbur referred to ...

  4. Wright Flyer - Wikipedia

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    The brothers tossed a coin to decide who would get the first chance at piloting, and Wilbur won. The airplane left the rail, but Wilbur pulled up too sharply, stalled, and came down after covering 105 ft (32 m) in 3 1 ⁄ 2 seconds, sustaining little damage. [6] [13] Repairs after the abortive first flight took three days.

  5. List of firsts in aviation - Wikipedia

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    First helium-filled rigid airship to fly: was the USS Shenandoah on August 20, 1923, although it did not make a powered flight until September 24, 1923. [ 30 ] First people to reach the stratosphere : were Auguste Piccard and Paul Kipfer, who ascended to the height of 51,000 ft (15,500 m) in a hydrogen balloon on May 27, 1931.

  6. History of aviation - Wikipedia

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    The first jet aircraft to fly was the Heinkel He 178 (Germany), flown by Erich Warsitz in 1939, followed by the world's first operational jet aircraft, the Messerschmitt Me 262, in July 1942 and world's first jet-powered bomber, the Arado Ar 234, in June 1943.

  7. Airplane - Wikipedia

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    In 1906, the Brazilian Alberto Santos-Dumont made what was claimed to be the first airplane flight unassisted by catapult [31] and set the first world record recognized by the Aéro-Club de France by flying 220 meters (720 ft) in less than 22 seconds. [32] This flight was also certified by the FAI. [33] [34]

  8. Early flying machines - Wikipedia

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    His flight was the first made by a powered heavier-than-air machine to be verified by the Aéro-Club de France, and won the Deutsch-Archdeacon Prize for the first officially observed flight of more than 25 metres (82 ft). It later set the first world record recognized by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale by flying 220 metres (720 ft ...

  9. Flying Machines Which Do Not Fly - Wikipedia

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    On the same day as the published article, Orville Wright wrote in his diary, "We started assembly today", in reference to the first airplane that he and his brother, Wilbur, would fly shortly thereafter. [6] On December 8, 1903 Langley made a final attempt to fly his Aerodrome.