Milestones in Flight Technology

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1783

Hot-air balloon

1783

Parachute

1852

Dirigible

1900

Zeppelin

1903

First airplane flight

1911

Hydroplane

1926

Liquid-propelled rocket

1939

First successful helicopter flight.

1955

Hovercraft

1968

Supersonic transport (SST)

1970

Jumbo jet

1981

Solar-powered airplane

1981

First space shuttle, Columbia, launched

For more inventions, see Inventions & Discoveries.

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