The inventors of the first airplane were Orville and Wilbur Wright. They made the first successful experiment in which a machine, carrying a man by its own power..
Realized also by Wright Flier and Wilbur Wright.
In was the first flight of theplane Wright Flyer #3 This aircraft was fully controllable, able to turn and bank, and remain aloft for up to 38 minutes.
New York Aero Show. This was the first all-aviation exhibition.
The Aeronautical Division of the Signal Corps, in which two enlisted men, under the command of Capt Charles Chandler, were detailed to handle "all matters pertaining to military ballooning, air machines, and all kindred subjects"
Wilbur Wright delivered a Flier to Italy and instructed students
Wilbur Wright took along Charles Furnas, an employee, in a check flight for delivery of a government airplane
First military pilots to fly in service
The first airport was constructed
Wilbur set a new world duration record at 2h:18m in circling flight.
Mrs Hart O Berg, wife of the Wrights' European business manager, flew with Wilbur in England
Wilbur Wright, piloted his Flier at Centocelle, Italy, with a cinematographer as passenger.
At the world's first major air meet in Rheims, France, Glenn Curtiss became the first American to claim the recognized speed record by flying at 43.385 mph in his biplane
The first monoplane flight, albeit only for about 30 feet
Recipient of license #1 was Glenn Curtiss.
Glenn Curtiss, from Albany NY to New York City, a then-epic flight of about 150 miles
James McCurdy, in a Curtiss, sent and received messages.
Theodore Roosevelt, then out of office and on a speaking tour of the area, flew with Arch Hoxsey, who piloted a Wright Flier at Aviation Park
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Mineola NY to San Francisco
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Between New York City and Los Angeles
William G Swan, at Bader Field, Atlantic City NJ, in his rocket-powered glider. He also carried some pieces of mail, which would undoubtedly qualify this flight as the first rocket air mail, as well
Flown by B-17s of the 97th Bombardment Group against the Rouen-Sotteville railyards in France. The first USAAF air raid on Germany was made by 8th AF B-17s against Wilhelmshaven and other targets in northeastern Germany on Jan 27, 1943.
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- From USS Bonhomme Richard in the Pacific to USS Saratoga in the Atlantic
Emily H Warner, as second officer on a Frontier Airlines Boeing 737.
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