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Fascinating Facts about Airplanes - 1


This sub-category of the Transport category is for fascinating facts about Airplanes.


1,000 MPH
The first aeroplane to fly faster than 1,000 miles per hour was the Fairey Delta I.

1st Jet Passenger Airliner
The first jet passenger airliner was the De Havilland Comet I.

Charles Lindbergh
American aviator Charles Lindbergh took only four sandwiches with him on his famous trans-Atlantic flight.

Concorde
In 1969, Concorde was the first passenger plane to fly faster than the speed of sound.

First Trans-Atlantic Service
The first Trans-Atlantic service was started in 1939 by Pan American Airways.

MiG
MiG stands for Mikoyan and Gurevich.

Non Stop Across Atlantic
The first non stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1919 was made by Alcock and Brown in a Vickers Vimy.

Solo Across The Atlantic
The first solo fight across the Atlantic Ocean was made in 1927 by Charles Lindbergh in his plane "The Spirit of St Louis".

Sound Barrier
The first pilot to break the sound barrier was Chuck Yeager in a Bell X1.

Wright Brothers
The occupation of the Wright Brothers was printers and bicycle makers.