Historical Advancements in Aviation

HISTORICADVANCEMENTS IN AVIATION 1900's 1910's 1920's 1930's 1940's 1950's 1960's 1970's 1980's JANUARY 23RD 1950 | JANUARY IST 1910 I The first pilot's licenses are issued by the Aéro Club de DECEMBER 14TH 1903 AUGUST 1OTH 1921 OCTOBER 25TH 1930 JULY 8TH 1940 NOVEMBER 15TH 1965 MARCH 17TH 1976 The United States Navy Wilbur wright attempts, and fails to achieve, the first sustained flight in Flyer' The first circumnavigation of the world, over-flying both poles, is made by a Flying Tiger Line Boeing The first American coast The first airliner with a The United States Air A Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 makes the first pressurized cabin, the Boeing 307 Stratoliner, enters service with Trans- Force (USAF) Research & Development Command is established. Bureau of Aeronautics is to coast air service is France formed. established by Transconti- non-stop flight from Tokyo to New York, covering the 6,300 mile journey in 11 hours 30 minutes. nental Western Air JULY IST 1924 (TWA). continental Airways on the 707. AUGUST IST 1955 DECEMBER 17TH 1903 Orville and Wilbur Wright The first regular transcon- tinental airmail flights begin in the USA. New York to Burbank in OCTOBER 1931 FEBRUARY 9TH 1969 The United States begins its first zero-gravity research experiments using Lockheed T33 trainers to study the effects of weightlessness. California route. MARCH 23RD 1979 The first flight of the Boeing 747 prototype. made their first 12-second Air France becomes the MARCH 30TH 1949 first European airline to recruit air hostesses. The Boeing 757 enters into production, after an order from Eastern Airlines. powered flight | JULY 2ND 1926 A Bill in the USA authoriz- es the establishment of a The United States Army Air Service (USAAS) changes its name to the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). NOVEMBER 30TH 1907 AUGUST 25TH 1932 permanent radar defense network. Glenn Curtiss forms the Amelia Earhart, flying Lockheed Vega, becomes first woman to achieve a first aero plane company in the United States APRIL IST 1958 Economy class is intro- duced by carriers operat- ing the North Atlantic non-stop transcontinental flight across the United States, from Los Angeles in California to Newark in New Jersey. I MARCH 14TH 1927 Pan American World routes. Airways (Pan-Am) is formed. MARCH 30TH 1933 Boeing Model 247, the first airliner with retractable undercarriage, enters service with United Air Lines. DECEMBER 17TH 1935 Douglas choose this famous date, the anniver- sary of powered flight, to make the first flight of their new Douglas Sleeper Transport (DST). Better known as the DC3, Dakota or C47 this aircraft argua- bly becomes the most famous transport aircraft in history. DRAGGERM The Leading Manufacturer of Quality Tugs for Lighter Aircraft www.dragger.com Source: www.century-of-flight.net