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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Stepping stones to flight history

1783- The Montogliflier brothers rose off the ground in a hot air balloon.
1783- Lenormand was the first person to use a parachute.
1852- The world's first air ship was launched.
1903- The Wright Brothers made the world's first powered flight.
1909- Bleriot crosses the English channel in a single seater aeroplane.
1919- Alcock and brown make the first transatlantic flight.
1927- Lindberg makes the first solo transatlantic flight.
1947- The jet engine is invented.
1954- The first vertical take-off aeroplane takes into the air.
1969- Concorde makes its first flight.
1970- The first jumbo jet flies.
1986- Voyager makes the first round the world non-stop powered flight.
By,
N.T.Ganatma

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