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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.
In October 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first to fly faster than the speed of sound when he piloted the rocket-powered Bell X-1 past the sound barrier. [147] The air speed record for an aircraft was set by the X-15 at 4,534 mph (7,297 km/h) or Mach 6.1 in 1967. This record was later broken by the X-43 in 2004, excluding spacecraft. [148]
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The areas of the world covered by commercial air routes in 1925. Sometimes dubbed the Golden Age of Aviation, [1] the period in the history of aviation between the end of World War I (1918) and the beginning of World War II (1939) was characterised by a progressive change from the slow wood-and-fabric biplanes of World War I to fast, streamlined metal monoplanes, creating a revolution in both ...
First aircraft to fly with a rotary engine: was a Farman III biplane, in April 1909. [51] First ditching of an airplane: was made by Hubert Latham, while attempting to complete the first powered flight across the English Channel in an Antoinette IV monoplane, but experienced an engine failure on July 19, 1909. [52]
1935 – First flight of the DC-3, one of the most significant transport aircraft in the history of aviation. [41] Hermann Kemper built a working linear induction motor. [42] 1939 - 20 June - First rocket powered aircraft, the Heinkel He 176, takes flight. 1939 – 27 August - First jet engine aircraft, the Heinkel He 178, takes flight.
The Experimental Aircraft Association is holding its Ford Tri-Motor Flight Tour from May 23-26 at the Springfield Downtown Airport. Tickets are $99. Fly into the past in a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor ...
Founded by warlord Cao Kun with a single Handley Page aircraft, likely a modified HP O/400; fatally crashed in Beijing 3 days later. [6] Aerolloyd: June 3, 1922: December 28, 1929 Poland: Name changed to Aerolot in 1925; merged with other privately owned airlines in Poland formed LOT Polish Airlines. [7] Latvijas gaisa satiksme AS: July 31 ...