Milestones of Air Transport

• First sustained flight

  • Lighter than air vehicle
    • 21 November 1873
    • Montgolfier brothers by Hot Air Balloon
    • 25 minutes, 914 m altitude 8 km distance
  • Heavier than air vehicle
    • 3 December 1903
    • Orville Wright on Wright Flyer
    • 12 seconds, 3 m altitude, 30 meters distance

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