How long does it take to get across the Atlantic Ocean in an airplane?

Answer 1

Not quite. While Lindbergh made the first SOLO flight, the first non-stop transatlantic flight was made in June 1919 by 2 men, Alsop and Brown. Their flight went from Newfoundland to Ireland. They used a converted Vickers Vimy bomber like the picture above.

Answer 2

trans-atlantic crossings were 30-40 days That would be for a "sailing" ship. Steam vessels was 3-6 days by the time flight took over. Here are some more details: In 1855 this line advertised that it could make the passage by steam from New York to Liverpool in twelve days. It left sailing vessels far behind. In 1867 the average length of the voyage by sail between the same two points was in excess of forty-four days -- depending on favorable winds. Improvements did not reduce the time appreciably, whereas technological progress steadily shortened the passage by steam. Steam conquered the passenger trade rapidly. By the early 1860s almost the whole of the British traffic passed into the hands of the steamship companies. The transportation of immigrants was no longer fraught with the same suffering and serious menace to life that had prevailed under earlier conditions by sail. The Atlantic passenger trade had lost some of its old terrors and discomforts. The Cunard Line became an important rival in the Scandinavian market, but other British lines competed. The Inman Line was organized in 1850 by William Inman, an energetic member of a Liverpool shipping firm, and became Cunard's chief competitor; it played a dominant role in the emigrant market from 1867 to 1892 and won the much coveted Blue Ribbon from Cunard for setting a new record in the Atlantic crossing from Liverpool to New York. By the 1880s advancements in steam navigation shortened the passage to eight or nine days, and it was reduced to less than seven in the following decade.

Answer 3

The first nonstop flight was Charles Lindbergh in the Spirit of St. Louis. He flew on May 20-21, 1927 from New York to Paris.

Answer 4

1919 :) :)

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Answer 5

around 6 hours from western Ireland to Boston

Answer 6

It takes 6-9 hours depending on where you are going to and coming from.

Answer 7

over twenty hours