Early Airplanes

Well! today I would like to show about some of the famous early airplanes, which are the new great invention that have changed human life.

1. Wright Flyer--1903

The Wright Flyer (referred to as Flyer I or 1903 Flyer) is the first powered, heavier-than-air machine to achieved controlled, sustained, manned flight. This plane was designed and built by the Wright brothers. They flew it four times on December 17, 1903 near the Kill Devil Hills, about four miles south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, U.S.

 
2. Blériot XI--1909

The Blériot XI is the aircraft that, on 25 July 1909, was used by Louis Blériot to make the first flight across the English Channel made in a heavier-than-air aircraft. This achievement is one of the most famous accomplishments of the early years of aviation, and not only won Blériot a lasting place in history but also assured the future of his aircraft manufacturing business. Moreover, this aircraft is the first plane which has manufactured in significant numbers too.

3. Deperdussin Racer--1913

The Deperdussin Racer Monoplane, revolutionary stressed skin construction and streamlined fuselage, was an early French aircraft built by Société de Production des Aéroplanes Deperdussin. It is notable for being the first aircraft to exceed 100 mph (161 km/h) in level flight and also for winning the 1912 Gordon Bennett Trophy Race.

4. Sikorsky II'ya Muromets--1914

The Sikorsky II'ya Muromets (Russian: Илья Муромец) refers to a class of Russian pre-World War I large four-engine commercial airliners and heavy military bombing aircraft used during World War I by the Russian Empire. The aircraft series was named after Ilya Muromets, a hero from Russian mythology. The series was based on the Russky Vityaz or Le Grand, the world's first four-engined aircraft, designed by Igor Sikorsky. The Sikorsky II'ya Muromets aircraft as it appeared in 1913 was a revolutionary design, intended for commercial service with its spacious fuselage incorporating a passenger saloon and washroom on board. During World War I, it became the first four-engine bomber to equip a dedicated strategic bombing unit. This heavy bomber was unrivaled in the early stages of the war, as the Central Powers had no aircraft capable enough to challenge it until much later.

 
5. Junkers J 1--1915

The Junkers J 1, nicknamed the Blechesel ("Tin Donkey" or "Sheet Metal Donkey"), was the world's first practical all-metal aircraft and anticipated streamlined monoplanes of the 1930s. Built early in World War I, when aircraft designers relied largely on fabric-covered wooden structures, all metal cantilever-wing monoplane, the Junkers J 1 was a revolutionary development in aircraft design, being built and flown only 12 years after the Wright Brothers had first flown the "Flyer I" biplane in December 1903. This experimental aircraft never received an official "E-series" monoplane designation from IdFlieg and the Luftstreitkräfte, probably because it was primarily intended as a practical demonstration of Junkers' metal-based structural ideas, and was officially only known by its Junkers factory model number of J 1.

6. Sopwith Triplane--1916

The Sopwith Triplane was a British single seat fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War. Because of its three-wing configuration sacrificed speed for increased maneuverability, pilots nicknamed it the Tripehound or simply the Tripe The Triplane became operational with the Royal Naval Air Service in early 1917 and was immediately successful. The Triplane was nevertheless built in comparatively small numbers and was withdrawn from active service as Sopwith Camels arrived in the latter half of 1917. Surviving aircraft continued to serve as operational trainers until the end of the war.

7. Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis--1927

The Spirit of St. Louis (Registration: N-X-211) is the custom-built, single engine, single-seat monoplane that was flown solo by Charles Lindbergh on May 20–21, 1927, on the first non-stop flight from New York to Paris for which Lindbergh won the $25,000 Orteig Prize.

This aircraft is a showcased reliability of piston engine, which completed first solo nonstop trans-Alantic flight. Lindbergh took off in the Spirit from Roosevelt Airfield, Garden City (Long Island), New York and landed 33 hours, 30 minutes later at Aéroport Le Bourget in Paris, France, a distance of approximately 3,600 miles (5,800 km.).

8. Northrop Alpha--1930

The Northrop Alpha was an American single-engine, all-metal monocoque fuselage and wing influenced modern transport designs, seven-seat, low-wing monoplane fast mail/passenger transport aircraft used in the 1930s. Design work was done at the Avion Corporation, which in 1929, became the Northrop Aircraft Corporation based in Burbank, California.

Resources:
- www.wikipedia.com
- National Geographic: Masters of the sky 2003


Notes:
Dates indicate first flight an do not necessarily match the production year or model shown.