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19 de abr. de 2024 · Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful self-propelled sustained flight on December 17, 1903. The flight lasted 12 seconds, and the aircraft flew approximately 20 feet (6 metres) above the ground for 120 feet (36 metres).
- Early Glider Experiments
For the first time, the brothers shared the flying duties,...
- Going Into Business
Going into business. In November 1909 the Wright Company was...
- Gabriel Voisin
Gabriel Voisin (born February 5, 1880, Belleville-sur-Saône,...
- Eileen Collins
Eileen Collins, American astronaut, the first woman to pilot...
- Wilbur Wright
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- Octave Chanute
Octave Chanute (born Feb. 18, 1832, Paris, France—died Nov....
- Paul Laurence Dunbar
Paul Laurence Dunbar (born June 27, 1872, Dayton, Ohio,...
- Theodore Von Karman
Theodore von Kármán (born May 11, 1881, Budapest, Hung.—died...
- Early Glider Experiments
7 de may. de 2024 · Amelia Mary Earhart ( / ˈɛərhɑːrt / AIR-hart; born July 24, 1897; declared dead January 5, 1939) was an American aviation pioneer. On July 2, 1937, Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world.
18 de abr. de 2024 · Amelia Earhart (born July 24, 1897, Atchison, Kansas, U.S.—disappeared July 2, 1937, near Howland Island, central Pacific Ocean) was an American aviator, one of the world’s most celebrated, who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Hace 2 días · Lockheed received a $22.5 million contract (equivalent to $255.9 million today) in March 1955 for the first 20 aircraft, with the first $1.26 million ($14.33 million today) mailed to Johnson's home in February 1955 to keep work going during negotiations.
Hace 2 días · The first flight of the US version, designated XP-51B took place in November 1942, but the USAAF had become so interested in the Merlin Mustang project that an initial contract for 400 aircraft was placed three months beforehand in August.
5 de may. de 2024 · The “Voyager” was the first airplane to circumnavigate the globe non-stop, without refueling. The journey began on December 14, 1986, at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and ended nine days later at the same place. Designer Burt Rutan and pilots Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager had devoted five years to building and flight-testing ...
4 de may. de 2024 · Panepinto remembers he was at home in Buffalo eating dinner with his wife, Grace, on Oct. 1, 1942, when he heard over the radio that America had tested its first jet airplane over Muroc Dry...
