Airplanes: Through the Years

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Airplanes Through the Years
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1891 Otto Lilienthal
Lilienthal was the first person to design a
glider that could fly a person and fly long
distances.
History of Flight. Online image. 27 May 2008.
http//www.ueet.nasa.gov/StudentSite/historyofflig
ht.html
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1891 Samuel P. Langley
Langley built a model of a plane called an
aerodrome, which included a steam powered engine.
The model flew, but the full size aerodrome was
too heavy and it crashed.
History of Flight. Online image. 27 May 2008.
http//www.ueet.nasa.gov/StudentSite/historyofflig
ht.html
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1903 Orville and Wilbur Wright
On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers Kitty
Hawk Flyer was the first airplane to successfully
fly. It traveled 120 feet in 12 seconds.
History of Flight. Online image. 27 May 2008.
http//www.ueet.nasa.gov/StudentSite/historyofflig
ht.html
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1919 John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown
These British pilots were the first to fly
non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean. Their plane
was called Vickers Vimy.
Vickers Vimy. Online image. 28 May 2008.
http//www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown-Dice/2996/vick
ers-vimy.jpg
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1931 Wiley Post
Post and his navigator Harold Gatty flew their
plane around the world in 8 days, 15 hours and 51
minutes.
Lockheed Orion Model 9E Special. Online image.
28 May 2008. http//www.century-of-flight.freeola.
com/Aviation20history/pathfinders/Wiley20Post.ht
m
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1941 Tuskegee Airmen
These P51 Mustangs were one type of airplane
flown by the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II.

P51 Mustang. Online image. 28 May 2008.
http//www.century-of-flight.freeola.com/Aviation
20history/photo_albums/timeline/ww2/2/P5120Mustan
g.htm
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1947 Chuck Yeager
Chuck Yeager was the first pilot to fly fast
enough to break the sound barrier 670 miles per
hour!
Chuck Yeager.. Online image. 28 May 2008.
http//www.century-of-flight.freeola.com/Aviation
20history/jet20age/top20speed.htm
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1950s U-2 Spy Plane
These planes were used by the United States to
secretly collect information from Russia.
U-2.. Online image. 28 May 2008.
http//www.century-of-flight.freeola.com/Aviation
20history/jet20age/top20speed.htm
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1960s SRI-71 Blackbird
This plane is the only plane that can fly at Mach
3 (about 2010 miles per hour!) for 2-3 hours at a
time.
SRI-71 Blackbird. Online image. 28 May 2008.
http//www.century-of-flight.freeola.com/Aviation
20history/jet20age/top20speed.htm
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1980s F-15 Eagle
These planes are still used by the U.S. military
today.
F-15 Eagle. Online image. 28 May 2008.
http//www.century-of-flight.freeola.com/Aviation
20history/jet20age/cold20war20fighters.htm
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2008 B-2 Spirit
This planes unique shape makes it almost
impossible for radar to locate it.
B-2 Spirit. Online image. 28 May 2008.
http//www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet_media.asp?f
sID82