The first successful air flight was in a hot air balloon. In 1783 the Montgolfier brothers invented the first flying machine by making the hot air balloon.
A large two wing kite was made. After experimenting for a while on unmanned gliders, they made a glider where the pilot would control the airplane in the air.
The Wright Brothers became the first people to successfully fly a plane with a person in it. The plane flew one hundred twenty feet and flew only about twelve seconds. They had three successful flights that day, but Wilbur made the longest flight of 892 feet and stayed up for about 59 seconds. They named it the "flyer."
The first all metal plane was build by a German, Herman Junkers. It travelled at 170km an hour
The very first piloted helicopter was invented by Paul Cornu, however, this design was not succesfull.
Boeing Company established being oldest airplane company.
John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown first flew the Atlantic Ocean non-stop in 1919.
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The first international air routes were composed of a series of refueling stages. Crossing the comparatively calm and narrow South Atlantic was much easier than transiting the North Atlantic.
Flying boats were used to cross oceans because aircraft could not carry enough fuel to travel long distances non stop.
In 1939, Pan Am Airwats operated the first flight with their 707 on a transatlantic flight. They connected many cities in Europe to American cities.
The first practiclar helicopter which could carry passengers, was developed
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The Russian built Tupolev Tu-144 was the first supersonic passenger aircraft.
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The 747 airplane came into service replacing the 707 flying over the atlantic.
The Airbus company was founded in France. It would manufacture amazing airplane up to this date such as A320, A340, etc.
The concord enters service, flying internationally connecting America to Europe with only a few hours of flight time!
Petroleum has been the main industry in Iran since the 1920s. Iran was the world's fourth largest producer of crude oil and the second largest exporter of petroleum at the peak of its oil industry in the mid-1970s. The war with Iraq cut Iran's production in the 1980s, although Iranian oil reserves remained the fourth largest in the world.
Fuel accounts for about 40% to 50% of air operating costs, depending of the type of cargo plane used. Since 2000, the airline industry is facing an environment characterized by much higher fuel prices. While during the 1990s, jet fuel prices were very stable, the beginning of the 21st century is marked by a surge or prices as well as a high volatility.
A plane crashed the two twin towers in USA. Security in airports incresed massively.
The 777 entered service, automatically being leased and purchased by many airline companies. Today, the 777 is one of the leading trans-atlantic flight planes.
The double deckeed Airbus A380 was built to carry more tham 800 passengers.
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