I would consider the first military aircraft as the Fokker Eindekker. It was invented in 1914
The British ship HMS Hermes was the first ship designed and built as an aircraft carrier. She was commissioned in 1924. The Japanese ship Hosho was the first converted aircraft carrier in 1922.
The steamboat was invented about a hundred years before the aircraft.
The Wright Brothers
Early US space suits were adapted from pressure suits designed for pilots of high altitude military and experimental aircraft.
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The first aircraft successfully flown was in 1903, it was invented years before that.
No much. The USA had a small and outmoded military. For example, even though the first airplane was invented in the USA, the Europeans had much better military aircraft. In addition, the USA had no culture.
Frank Whittle invented the Jet Aircraft.
1903. This was the first successful, powered, piloted flight in history.
Clyde Vernon Cessna built his first aircraft in 1911.
The joystick was invented in the first decade of the twentieth century. Its original use was as one of the controls of an aircraft.
If we are talking about aircraft lift, it was likely discovered, not invented. You can discover Gold, you don't invent it...