Aircrafts That Shaped History
by A research on leading aircraft designs which contributed to the course of history.
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Wright Flyer
Having served as the medium that proved the feasibility of the Wright Brothers’ answer to the age old riddle of sustained powered flight, the Wright Flyer ushered the age of man’s conquest of the air when it took off in December 17, 1903 with Orville at the controls.
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Russky Vityaz (Le Grand)
Do you know that the man refered to as the father of modern helicopter was also the one behind the invention of the world’s first multi-engined fixed wing aircraft? Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky has the idea of the helicopter before he turned his mind to fixed-wing aircraft. It was actually the problem of the first available engine he bought to power his designs that appeared underpowered so he turned to fixed wing design instead. This brought his first built aircraft the S-2 in 1912 and a few more designs that brought him recognition until he finally built The Grand which was originally brought out by the idea out of a clogged carburetor that caused engine failure. So he thought about a four-engined aircraft.
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Ryan NYP
Popularly known as “The Spirit of St Louis”, the aircraft was based on Ryan Aircraft’s previous M-2 design. This aircraft was a customized single engine, single seat monoplane that was flown solo by Charles Lindberg on May 1927 in the first non-stop flight from New York to Paris (first solo trans-atlantic flight). Imagine a flight lasting 33 hours, 30 minutes, the aircraft proved the feasibility of intercontinental crossings and aircraft engine endurance. Thanks to a reliable Wright Whirlwind J-5C engine which has special key features fitted for the role.
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Mitsubishi A6M Zero
A lighweight fighter aircraft in service with the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service, this type of aircraft composed 441 of assorted fighter-bomber, torpedo-bomber and dive-bombers that crippled Pearl Harbor in two waves of attack in December 1941 which signaled the start of the World War 2.
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Supermarine Spitfire
A British built single seat fighter aircraft widely used by the Royal Air Force and Allied countries through the Second World War, its performance proved at par with the German built Me-109 without which its absence would have left Britain as an easy target for the German forces.
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Post CommentEddydude100
On May 13, 2009 at 11:18 am
Nice piece of content. I’ve always been intrested in planes
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CHAN LEE PENG
On May 15, 2009 at 11:26 am
This is a good collection of aircrafts. It seems like I was sitting in front of you listening to your aircraft lesson. Thanks again!
rizzei
On May 31, 2009 at 5:44 am
nice aircrafts.. i haven’t experienced riding in an aircraft.. huhu:(. nice post!
Lostash
On September 25, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Great article. Such a shame about the Concorde. I’ve been lucky enough to see it fly at displays and it is THE most graceful plane in the skies, or it was.