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Samuel Pierpoint Langley, head of the Smithsonian, coined the term (Aerodrome) for his off looking tandem-winged craft, the unmanned models flew well, the problem arose when upscaling to manned craft. Langley"s engineer, Charles Manley devised a Five cylinder Radial engine ahead of its time and known as Manley"s motor marvel. Bakc to Aerodrome, derived from Greek-Based words for Air and roughly, Highway, in a sense-Airline or airliner. the British continue to use the term Aerodrome for an airfield or airport in the modern sense. Aerodrome is not used in the US, except in the historical sense regarding the Langley craft. The first aircraft carrier in the USN was named in his honor- U.S.S. Langley as was the Virginia Air Force/CIA base.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe very first aircraft to have another person on board other than the pilot was actually the Wright brothers in 1903 with the Wright Flyer.
If by public you mean carrying more than 1 passenger it would be the Sikorsky Ilya Muromets which flew in 1913 and could carry up to 16 passengers.
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What was first airplane called?
The Wright Fyer was the first powered aircraft.
When was the first airplane introduced?
The first airplane was introduced about 1897.
Which wright brother tested the first airplane?
Orville Wright tested the first airplane.
Who was the first to get on an airplane?
The Wright Brothers in the early 1900's, who also built the first airplane
Where airplane invented first time?
The Wright brothers built the first airplane in Ohio but made the first flight in North Carolina.
The first public airplane flight was in a plane that was called?
June Bug
The first public airplane flight was in a plane that was called .?
June Bug
What was the first public airplane?
June Bug
What was Boeing's first airplane?
Boeing's first airplane was flown when the company was called "Pacific Aero Products Co.". he airplane was a biplane called the B&W. It was a seaplane.
What was the name of the first airplane to make a public flight?
The Wright Flyer.
What was first airplane called?
The Wright Fyer was the first powered aircraft.
Did the car come before the airplane?
Yes. The car was already in use by the public in 1890's. The first airplane didn't fly until 1903.
What was the wright bros first airplane called?
The Wright Flyer
First person to fly in an airplane?
Igor Sikorsky was the first person to fly in an airplane, in his 1913 airplane called "The Grand." The Wrights were the first people to fly an airplane, but you fly ON a Wright Flyer--it's very open. Sikorsky invented the enclosed cockpit.
What is the front of an airplane called?
The front of an airplane is called nose of the airplane.
Who invented jet airplane?
Boeing made the first JET airplane with its Boeing 707, or Dash 80 as it was called before.
What did they call the airplane when it was first invented?
They called them 'flying machines' or 'aerodromes'.
