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  2. List of firsts in aviation - Wikipedia

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    First flight of an aircraft with pneumatic tires: was Traian Vuia's March 18, 1906 flight with his Vuia 1, travelling at a height of about 3 + 1 ⁄ 3 ft (1 m) for about 12 m (39 ft). [ 44 ] First heavier-than-air unaided takeoff and flight of more than 25 m (82 ft) in Europe : was made by Alberto Santos-Dumont , flew a distance of 60 m (200 ft ...

  3. History of aviation - Wikipedia

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    This well-documented event was the first flight verified by the Aéro-Club de France of a powered heavier-than-air machine in Europe and won the Deutsch-Archdeacon Prize for the first officially observed flight greater than 25 m (82 ft). On 12 November 1906, Santos-Dumont set the first world record recognized by the Federation Aeronautique ...

  4. Wright brothers - Wikipedia

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    The first flight, by Orville at 10:35 am, of 120 feet (37 m) in 12 seconds, at a speed of only 6.8 miles per hour (10.9 km/h) over the ground, was recorded in a famous photograph. [42] The next two flights covered approximately 175 and 200 feet (53 and 61 m), by Wilbur and Orville respectively.

  5. Wright Flyer - Wikipedia

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    His first flight lasted 12 seconds for a total distance of 120 ft (37 m) – shorter than the wingspan of a Boeing 747. [2] [14] Taking turns, the Wrights made four brief, low-altitude flights that day. The flight paths were all essentially straight; turns were not attempted. Each flight ended in a bumpy and unintended landing.

  6. George Cayley - Wikipedia

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    Sir George Cayley, [1] 6th Baronet (27 December 1773 – 15 December 1857) [2] was an English engineer, inventor, and aviator. He is one of the most important people in the history of aeronautics . Many consider him to be the first true scientific aerial investigator and the first person to understand the underlying principles and forces of ...

  7. Timeline of aviation in the 19th century - Wikipedia

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    9 August – The first fully controllable free-flight is made in the French Army dirigible La France by Charles Renard and Arthur Krebs. The flight covers 8 km (5.0 mi) in 23 minutes. It was the first flight to return to the starting point. [51] Mozhaiski finishes his monoplane (span 14 m, or 46 ft).

  8. 1910 in aviation - Wikipedia

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    27 May – The Caproni Ca.1, the first aircraft manufactured entirely in Italy, is destroyed during its first flight. [14] 31 May – Glenn Curtiss wins a $10,000 prize from the New York World for flying in his Hudson Flyer from Albany, New York, to New York City in 2 hours 51 minutes, following the course of the Hudson River. [15]

  9. Multiple choice - Wikipedia

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    A multiple choice question, with days of the week as potential answers. Multiple choice (MC), [1] objective response or MCQ(for multiple choice question) is a form of an objective assessment in which respondents are asked to select only the correct answer from the choices offered as a list.