Aircrafttotal Encyclopedia

Pioneers

The first powered flights and record breakers, 1903–1938.

  1. 1903
    Wright FlyerFirst sustained, controlled powered flight — 17 December 1903 at Kitty HawkWright brothers · United States
  2. 1908
    AEA Silver DartFirst powered flight in Canada (1909)Aerial Experiment Association · Canada
  3. 1927
    Ryan NYP Spirit of St. LouisFirst solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic, New York–Paris, by Charles Lindbergh (1927)Ryan Airlines · United States