The history of the AEROPLANE

Victor Cantero

Lucas Carranza

INDEX1.Definition

2.Transportation in XIX century

3.The inventor of the aeroplane

4.The aeroplane in the World Wars

5.The aeroplane at the present

6.Changes in our lives

7.Advantages and disadvantages

8.The future of the aeroplane

9.Anecdotes

Definition

According to Oxford

Dictionaries, an aeroplane is a

powered flying vehicle with

fixed wings and a weight

greater than that of the air it

displaces.

Transportation in XIX century

● The main mode of

transportation was the

horse and the

carriage.

● Locomotive was also

very used at that time.

The inventors of the first aeroplane

In 1903, Fédération

Aéronautique Internationale

that the Wright brothers,Wilbur

and Orville Wright, invented a

flying machine,The Flyer. It was

invented in US.

The aeroplane in the World Wars

The aeroplane was used in the I World War and the II World

War in the fightings.

The aeroplane at the presentThis is a normal aeroplane

Changes in our lives

● Airplanes allow us travel to different

countries.

● Travelling to other countries favour the

globalisation.

Advantages:

● You can travel long

distances.

● You can travel faster

than in other vehicles.

Disadvantages:

● Some people are

afraid of flying.

● It is more expensive

than other

transportations.

The future of the aeroplane

Anecdotes

● The longest journey by plane is the route New

York-Hong Kong. It lasts nearly 16 hours.

● There are 10 millions of products lost in the airports

each year.