Chuck Yeager is credited with piloting the first supersonic flight on October 14, 1947, flying the experimental X-1 "Glamorous Glennis" achieving Mach 1 at an altitude of 45,000 feet over Edwards Air Force base.
Concorde's first commercial flight took place on January 21, 1976. It operated on the route from London to Bahrain, marking a significant milestone in aviation history as the world's first supersonic passenger service. This event heralded a new era of air travel, enabling faster transcontinental journeys.
1903
Kittyhawk beach, North Carolina.
It took place at Kittyhawk Beach, North Carolina.
Orville and Wilbur Wright took their first flight in the Wright Flyer, sometimes called the 1903 Flyer. The reason for this was their first flight took place December 17,1903.
1983
The first flight of the Avro Arrow, a Canadian supersonic interceptor aircraft, took place on March 25, 1958. Piloted by Chief Test Pilot Janusz Żurakowski, this historic flight marked a significant milestone in aerospace engineering and Canadian aviation history. The Arrow was designed to be one of the most advanced fighter jets of its time, although the program was controversially terminated in 1959.
The first turbo jet flight took place on August 27, 1939 in Germany. The jet was a Heinkel He 178 and the pilot's name was Erich Warsitz.
The first balloon flight was made by the Montgolfier brothers, Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne, in 1783. The flight took place in France and marked the beginning of manned flight in a hot air balloon.
In Kitty Hawk ,NC :)
Columbias first flight took place on the 12th of April 1981, exactly 20 years after Yuri Gagarine became the first man to fly in space.
The first ever commercial cargo flight took place on the 24th July 1911. When The General Electric Company paid 100 pounds to have a case of electric lamps flown from Shoreham to Hove in England.