Witness X1-E taking off under a B-29 from Edwards Air Force Base, California
U.S. Air Force X1-E taking off under a B-29 from Edwards Air Force Base in California, c. 1947. On Oct. 14, 1947, flying an X-1, Capt. Chuck Yeager became the first pilot to exceed the speed of sound, or break the “sound barrier.”
NASA/Dryden Research Aircraft Movie Collection
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, MainzA 2009 profile of Son Masayoshi as SoftBank began to expand beyond Japan.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Muslim women working in a factory.
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, MainzA Boeing 747 undergoing a D-check, an extensive maintenance inspection in which much of the aircraft is disassembled and examined.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.The world's first military airplane is demonstrated for the U.S. Army in 1909 by Orville Wright, shown here climbing into the pilot's seat. Wright and Lieutenant Frank Purdy Lahm are catapulted down a rail and launched into the air. The machine circles the field for 1 hour 12 minutes, setting a new world's record for time aloft with pilot and passenger.
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NASA/Dryden Research Aircraft Movie CollectionAn X-15 rocket-powered research aircraft launching from a U.S. Air Force B-52, c. 1960s.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Learn about seven of the largest things that ever took flight.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Learn about the origins and diversification of uncrewed aerial vehicles, or drones, from early military models to modern consumer-level devices.
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