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Who invented the airplane? What to know about the first flight and who was responsible.
Who invented the first successful airplane depends on how people define an aircraft, Paone said. Wilbur and Orville Wright, colloquially known as the Wright Brothers, are credited with flying the ...
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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Junkers J.I
On this day in aviation history, January 28, 1917, the Junkers J.I made its first flight. Developed as the J 4 by the Junkers ...
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The First Reporter
Almost as astonishing as the fact that a pair of bicycle shop owners invented the airplane is the fact that the first accurate reporting about some of their earliest powered flights appeared not ...
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Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for ...
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The History of Ballooning
the first 'free flight' made by man. The Montgolfier-designed balloon was heated by a straw fire that eventually caused the balloon to catch on fire, but the two French brothers soon went on to ...
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Wright Brothers Day: 120th anniversary of the first flight of a powered airplane
120 years ago, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the breakthrough that would allow humans to reach the heavens and beyond. They achieved what no one else had until then, the first successful flight ...
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The world's largest airplane made its first test flight in California
The world’s largest airplane made its first test flight on Saturday in California. Stratolaunch Systems Corporation, founded by Paul G. Allen, on Sunday successfully completed the first flight ...