The first autopilot system was created by Sperry Corporation in 1912 and the functionality of their system was demonstrated in an aviation contest. Autopilots are particularly beneficial in long flights.
The first aircraft autopilot was developed by Sperry Corporation in 1912.
I would consider the first military aircraft as the Fokker Eindekker. It was invented in 1914
The steamboat was invented about a hundred years before the aircraft.
Anti-lock braking systems were first developed for aircraft use in 1929, by the french automobile and aircraft pioneer, Gabriel Voisin
The Wright Brothers
Radar was invented in 1935 by Scottish physicist Sir Robert Watson-Watt. He developed the first practical radar system for detecting aircraft.
The first aircraft successfully flown was in 1903, it was invented years before that.
1903. This was the first successful, powered, piloted flight in history.
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 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...
Clyde Vernon Cessna built his first aircraft in 1911.