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Timeline: History of Flight. Jean Pierre Blanchard. First successful voyage across English channel. John Stringfellow. First successful power driven model airplane. Henri Giffard. Flew steam driven airship over Paris. Alberto Santos-Dumont (2).
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Jean Pierre Blanchard First successful voyage across English channel
John Stringfellow First successful power driven model airplane.
Henri Giffard Flew steam driven airship over Paris.
Alberto Santos-Dumont (2) First officially recorded European flight in Paris.
Galbraith P. Rodgers Flew across the United States – 49 days.
Harriet Quimby (2) First woman to fly across the English Channel.
Charles Lindbergh Flies from New York to Paris in ‘Spirit of St. Louis.’ 33 1/2 hours
James H. Doolittle Made first flight using instruments only.
Wiley Post Completes the first round-the-world solo flight.
Valery Chkalov Flies across the North Pole non-stop.
Mario Pezzi World altitude record 56, 046 feet.
US Sikorsky V 300 First successful helicopter.
Chuck Yeager • Breaks sound barrier
Jacqueline Cochran • First woman to cross the sound barrier, piloting an F-86 Fighter Jet.
Bryan Allan • Pedals across English Channel.
Space Shuttle Columbia • First reusable spacecraft.
Daedalus • Record for distance (74 m) in a human powered plane.
Linda Finch • Successfully flew around the world route attempted by Amelia Earhart.
Steve Fossett • Flew a record distance 15, 200 miles in his balloon, ‘Solo Spirit.’
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