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1783
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The French Montgolfier brother fly in a hot-air balloon for 5.5 miles in 25 minutes
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1861-65
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Observation balloons are used in the Civil War.
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1896
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American scientist Langley flies the first (unmanned) powered aircraft.
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1903
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American brother Wright achieve first recognized powered, manned flight at Kitty Hawk, NC
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1910
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First airplane takeoff from ship USS Birmingham by Ely
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1911
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First successful shipboard landing USS Pennsylvania by Ely
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1913
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Sikorsky builds first multi-engined aircraft in Russia
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1914
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First organized airline- St. Petersburg Tampa, Florida airboat line
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1915
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US established National advisory committee for aeronautics (NACA) first government sponsored support of aviation research and development
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1919
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First transatlantic air crossing by Navy and first nonstop transatlantic air crossing
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1920
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Launch of first aircraft carrier, USS Langley CV-1
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1926
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Goddard considered father of American rocketry, launches the first liquid propellant rocket
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1927
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Lindbergh makes first solo flight across the Atlantic
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1930
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First jet engine designed and patented by GB Whittle, however it is not tested on an airplane until decade later.
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1939-45
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WWII ushers in mass production of aircraft.
P-51 Mustang's engineer advances German Luftwaffe deploys first operational jet Me-262 fighter bomber. |
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1947
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FH-1 Phantom is the first jet combat aircraft to operate from the deck of a U.S. aircraft carrier and the Navy's first airplane to fly 500 mph
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