The helicopter

In 1877, Enrico Forlanini developed an unmanned helicopter powered by a steam engine. It rose to a height of 13 meters, where it remained for some 20 seconds, after a vertical take-off from a park in Milan. That exuded a lot of good engeenering.
Paul Cornu's helicopter, built in 1907, was the first flying machine to have risen from the ground using rotating wings instead of fixed wings.

The first time a manned helicopter is known to have risen off the ground was in 1907 at Cornu, France. The first successful rotorcraft, wasn't a true helicopter, but an autogyro invented by Spanish engineer Juan de la Cierva in 1919. These kind of rotorcrafts were culled to use until the development of modern helicopters, when, for some reason, they became largely neglected, although the idea has since been resurrected several times. Since the first practical helicopter was the Focke Achgelis Fw 61, the autogyros golden age only lasted around 20 years.

First take off from a ship

1910
Eugene Ely pilots a Curtiss biplane on the first flight to take off from a ship. In November he departs from the deck of a cruiser anchored in Hampton Roads, Virginia, and lands onshore. In January 1911 he takes off from shore and lands on a ship anchored off the coast of California. Hooks attached to the plane's landing gear, a primitive version of the system of arresting gear and safety barriers used on modern aircraft carriers.

First passenger airplane

The Douglas DC-3 was one of the first passenger airplanes and it was developed in 1935 and brought into service in 1936. It was the only aircraft large enough to make passenger service profitable. The DC-3 had a seating capacity of 21 passengers when it was first developed. This resulted in an increase in the number of people booking air passage, bringing a new appetite to the general population for flying.
The DC-3 was large for 1936, with a wingspan of 29.1 meters, and powered with two 1,200-horse power Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Double Wasp engines.

The airplane in worldwar 1

The first world war (1914-1918) was the first time that airplanes were used in war. That was a good advantage because in the air they could see were the enemy was and could according to this act. A good idea was to moorage a machine gun in the back of the airplane and the second passenger was supposed to fire. Also the airplanes had a little hole in the bottom of the airplane where the second passenger was supposed to throw bombs on the enemy.

The first records in history of flying

Amelia Mary Earhart(born July 24, 1897; missing July 1937) was a noted American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. Earhart joined the faculty of the world famous Purdue University aviation department in 1935 as a visiting faculty member to counsel women on careers and help inspire others with her love for aviation. She was also a member of the National Woman's Party, and an early supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment.

During an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937 in a Purdue-funded Lockheed L-10 Electra, Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island. Fascination with her life, career and disappearance continues to this day.

The first plane made of metal

The first plane that was completely made of metal was build 1915 from leutnant from Malinckrodt. The weight of the plane was arround one ton but it took off already after just 40 meters. That was a positive surprise for the viewers. Not only the metal on the body and the wings from the airplane was new also the propeller was made out of steal. The plane was called: Stealdonkey
Then the idea was coming how to use a plane in war....

The deployment of the first airplane

From time to time the plane construction changed a couple of times. They made more and more advancaments. They build for example a bogie on the lower side of the plane that the airplane would be able to land softer than before. Also the design changed and the planebody became robuster than before. But the planes became heavilier and so they build newer and better motors. Also the seat for the pilot changed. He was not sitting on the wing anymore like at the first plane but in a seat with four walls surrounding the pilot. So the pilot was saver and couldn't fall out. The control system became amiliorated. Even so flying was still dangerous.