Timeline of Airplanes
1901 First successful flying model propelled by an internal combustion engine
1904 Concept of a fixed "boundary layer" described in paper by Ludwig Prandtl
1914-1918 Dramatic improvements in structures and control and propulsion systems
1917 The Junkers J4, an all-metal airplane, introduced
1925-1926 Introduction of lightweight, air-cooled radial engines
1935 First practical radar 1939-1945 World War II spurs innovation
1939 First practical singlerotor helicopters
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1903 Wright brothers made the first successful airplane that flew
1903 First sustained flight with a powered, controlled airplane
1910 First take off from a ship
1915 National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
1919 U.S. Navy aviators make the first airplane crossing of the North Atlantic
1927 First nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic
1937 Jet engines designed
1950s B-52 bomber
1990s B-2 bomber developed
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