aerospace industry: Quick Facts

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Assembly of the Boeing 787

first flight by Orville Wright, December 17, 1903

Black and white photo of the German Junkers J-1 monoplane, known as the Tin Donkey, with a single wing and metal body, parked on a dirt airfield with trees in the background.

A polished silver United Airlines Douglas DC-3 airliner with registration NC16099 flying above the clouds, circa 1950.

A photograph of William E. Boeing taken in 1929.

A photo of the Sikorsky R-4, the world's first production helicopter.

A restored Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter plane with red circle insignia flies at an angle, trailing smoke against a blue sky at an airshow.

Orville Wright: flight of the first military airplane, 1909

Watch the launch and booster separation of Gemini spacecraft as it is lifted off the ground by a Titan II rocket

C-5A: wing vortice test

C-17 Globemaster III

space shuttle: Takeoff and landing

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Key People

Mary Golda Ross

Mary Golda Ross

Native American engineer

Raymond Loewy.

Raymond Loewy

American industrial designer

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Richard Ten Eyck

American industrial designer

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James Smith McDonnell

American businessman