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Moments in Aviation History f Click for next slide.
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Since the dawn of time, visionaries and inventors shared one dream - to fly!
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December 17, 1903The Wright Brothers made their first successful powered flight.
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Also on December 17, 1903Only minutes afterwards
The first noisecomplaint!
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The first flight was a mere 120 feet long. Historical records show why
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Soon, other brave souls took to the air in their self-constructed machines
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And not before long, the first set of aviation regulations were introduced
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Airplanes became more and more common, and were soon used for warlike operations.
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Aviators were considered heroes, such as Freiherr von Richthofen, famous for his nickname
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May 20, 1927Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field near New York City for the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic.
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His preparations and his machine, the Spirit of St. Louis, were (almost) flawless
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During World War II, aircraft became more and more advanced and aviation once again made huge leaps. (And the occasional dive.)
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Mankind was able to fly higher and further with every year that went by.
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April 12, 1961The first person to go beyond the great blue yonder was Juri Gagarin on the Vostok 1 mission.
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July 20, 1969Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon during the Apollo 11 space flight.
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January 22, 1970The first Boeing 747 entered service on Pan Ams New York London route.
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And a few years later, something amazing happened thats not found in any aviation history books
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Aviation has advanced so rapidly, we dont even need to be in the aircraft anymore.
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The corresponding evolution of aviators is displayed with the help of fighter pilots in this scientific graphical expositiont1920 1940 1980 2010
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