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Wright brothers’ machines became obsolete

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1914

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Me 262

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world’s first jet fighter1942 first flight1944 in servicemost influential jet aircraft in history

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First to survive manned kites

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c. 550 AD Yuan Huangtou prisoner, son of emperor

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c. 550 AD Yuan Huangtou prisoner, son of emperor

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First to survive manned kites

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1958in service 1964-1998ramjet/turbojet (hypersonic)fastest operational aircraft

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Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

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Chinese experiment with manned kites

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c. 500 ADChinese were the first to fly

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-first powered flight in ‘airplane’-1886 - first aircraft equipped with engine/propeller-1890 - take off in machine based off a bat

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Clément Ader

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Wilbur and Orville Wright

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3 innovations:1. longer narrower wings slightly curved2. control system (updownleftright)3. modern propeller

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Flyer III sold to the US army

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1909first war plane

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11th century monk-jumped from a tower of Malmesbury abbey and died

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Elimer of Malmesbury

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1908-flights over 1 hour-became famous in france

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Flyer III

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1952

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De Havilland Comet

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HeS3

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1939first model of aircraft engine

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Zeppelin

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hydrogen dirigibles1937 - LZ 129 Hindenburg perished

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David schwarz

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-Croatian, first truly dirigible airship1896 - successfully tested1897 - crashed and died (engine failure)

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Heinkel He 178

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1939world’s first operational jet planeHeS3 engines

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Elimer of Malmesbury

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11th century monk-jumped from a tower of Malmesbury abbey and died

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world’s first jet fighter1942 first flight1944 in servicemost influential jet aircraft in history

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Me 262

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1852-first powered flight-French engineer-hydrogen controllable

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Henri Giffard

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1905 -long distance flights-pilot and one passenger

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Flyer II

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Montgolfier brothers

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1783 -first public demonstration of fulls cale hot-air balloon (in europe)

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Sikorsky S-22

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1914-world’s first large passenger aircraft-world’s first bomber-paradigm of modern aircraft (had bathroom, passenger lounge, electrical heating and lighting)

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De Havilland Comet

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Flyer II

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1905 -long distance flights-pilot and one passenger

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1783army officer and physician
First manned flight
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1950-1953used in korean war
Sabre F86
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The Arrow CF-105
1958-1959models 201-205 (5 built)problems with electronics/no canadian engine
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Flyer I
1903-equipped "flying machine" with internal combustion engine-world's first powered flight
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1939world's first operational jet planeHeS3 engines
Heinkel He 178
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1939 - HeS3 (first model of aircraft engine)1939 - Heinkel He 178 (world's first operational jet plane)
Hans von Ohain
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1958-1959models 201-205 (5 built)problems with electronics/no canadian engine
The Arrow CF-105
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Hans von Ohain
1939 - HeS3 (first model of aircraft engine)1939 - Heinkel He 178 (world's first operational jet plane)
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1914-world's first large passenger aircraft-world's first bomber-paradigm of modern aircraft (had bathroom, passenger lounge, electrical heating and lighting)
Sikorsky S-22
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MiG 15
identical to Sabre F86
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Sabre F86
1950-1953used in korean war
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Clément Ader
-first powered flight in 'airplane'-1886 - first aircraft equipped with engine/propeller-1890 - take off in machine based off a bat
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First manned flight
1783army officer and physician
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1939-aircraft developments turned towards higher speeds, resulting in Turbojets
Propeller too limited by this year.....
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c. 500 AD Chinese were the first to fly
Chinese experiment with manned kites
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1903-equipped "flying machine" with internal combustion engine-world's first powered flight
Flyer I
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Henri Giffard
1852-first powered flight-French engineer-hydrogen controllable
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Flyer III
1908-flights over 1 hour-became famous in france
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Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
1958in service 1964-1998ramjet/turbojet (hypersonic)fastest operational aircraft
44
1909first war plane
Flyer III sold to the US army
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Propeller too limited by this year.....
1939-aircraft developments turned towards higher speeds, resulting in Turbojets
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3 innovations:1. longer narrower wings slightly curved2. control system (updownleftright)3. modern propeller
Wilbur and Orville Wright
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1914
Wright brothers' machines became obsolete
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identical to Sabre F86
MiG 15
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-Croatian, first truly dirigible airship1896 - successfully tested1897 - crashed and died (engine failure)
David schwarz
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hydrogen dirigibles1937 - LZ 129 Hindenburg perished
Zeppelin
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1939first model of aircraft engine
HeS3
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1783 -first public demonstration of fulls cale hot-air balloon (in europe)
Montgolfier brothers

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