1903 The first powered airplane flight was made by 2 brothers, Orville and Willbur Wright. They studied birds and how they flew. The flight of their plane called the Flyer lasted 12seconds but it changed the world.
1905 A gas filled airship was built in Britain.
1909 Mrs.Henry Van Deman became the first woman to fly with the Wright brothers.
1927 Charles Lindbergh flew nonstop and solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
1933 Boeing 247 made it's first flight.
1937 The jet engine was invented by Frank Whittle.
1947 Chuck Yeager flew faster than the speed of sound.
1960 By pointing engine nozzles downward, Michel Wibault tested the first jump jet.
1986 A plane called the Voyager flew all the way around the world without landing or refueling.
1993 At only 11 years old, Victoria Van Meter became the youngest girl to fly across the U.S.A.
2003 By 2003, airplanes had been around for 100 years.