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Timeline of aviation
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<timeline> ImageSize = width:500 height:1100 PlotArea = left:50 right:0 bottom:10 top:10 DateFormat = yyyy Period = from:1875 till:2010 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:10 start:1880 ScaleMinor = unit:year increment:5 start:1880
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at:1884 text: 1st fully controllable free flight at:1890 text: Ader Éole at:1900 text: 1st Zeppelin from:1901 till:1906 shift:100 text: 1st airplanes at:1903 text: Wright Flyer from:1914 till:1917 shift:250 text: World War I at:1919 text: 1st nonstop Atlantic crossing at:1919 shift:200 text: First airline is founded at:1927 text: 1st solo nonstop Atlantic crossing at:1937 text: Hindenburg disaster from:1939 till:1945 shift:250 text: World War II from:1940 till:1941 shift:240 text: The Blitz from:1940 till:1941 shift:130 text: Battle of Britain at:1940 text: Battle of Taranto at:1944 text: V-2 rocket at:1947 text: Sound barrier broken at:1952 text: 1st commercial jet airliner at:1957 shift:15,-6 text: Sputnik (1st artificial satellite) from:1957 till:1975 shift:150 text: Space Race at:1958 shift:15,0 text: Boeing 707 at:1961 text: 1st manned space mission at:1969 text: Apollo 11 (moon landing) at:1976 text: Concorde at:1979 text: 1st human-powered crossing of English Channel at:1986 text: 1st nonstop global circumnavigation at:2005 text: Largest commercial airliner at:1988 text: World's heaviest aircraft
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This is a timeline of aviation history.
- 1900s: 1900 - 1901 - 1902 - 1903 - 1904 - 1905 - 1906 - 1907 - 1908 - 1909
- 1910s: 1910 - 1911 - 1912 - 1913 - 1914 - 1915 - 1916 - 1917 - 1918 - 1919
- 1920s: 1920 - 1921 - 1922 - 1923 - 1924 - 1925 - 1926 - 1927 - 1928 - 1929
- 1930s: 1930 - 1931 - 1932 - 1933 - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939
- 1940s: 1940 - 1941 - 1942 - 1943 - 1944 - 1945 - 1946 - 1947 - 1948 - 1949
- 1950s: 1950 - 1951 - 1952 - 1953 - 1954 - 1955 - 1956 - 1957 - 1958 - 1959
- 1960s: 1960 - 1961 - 1962 - 1963 - 1964 - 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969
- 1970s: 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979
- 1980s: 1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989
- 1990s: 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999
- 2000s: 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009
See also
- List of early flying machines
- First flying machine
- Aviation history
- Accidents and incidents in aviation
- Aviation archaeology
- List of spaceflights by year
Lists relating to aviation | |
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| General | Timeline of aviation · Aircraft · Aircraft manufacturers · Aircraft engines · Aircraft engine manufacturers · Airports · Airlines |
| Military | Air forces · Aircraft weapons · Missiles · Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) · Experimental aircraft |
| Notable incidents and accidents | Military aviation · Airliners · General aviation · Famous aviation-related deaths |
| Records | Flight airspeed record · Flight distance record · Flight altitude record · Flight endurance record · Most produced aircraft |
| Lists of Years in Topic |
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| Years - Architecture - Art - Aviation - Film - Home video - Literature - Music (Country) - Poetry - Science - State Leaders - Television |
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