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	Milestones of Aviation
		This milestone became an occasion to look back on the rapid advance of aviation technology during the course of one hundred years—from Orville Wright steering his Flyer across a 120-foot course at Kitty Hawk to modern-day jet airliners routinely transporting thousands of passengers across the globe daily.
		Milestones in Aviation offers the air enthusiast an insightful examination chronicle—in words and images—of the rapid advance of aviation.
		Milestones of Aviation is an aviation book to behold as well as to read.
	www.hlla.com /catalog/milestones2.html (295 words)

	Aviation Milestones
		This achievement was so impressive that a British pilot wrote "it is for the safety of the nation that Britain should become a nation of aviators.".
		Charles Lindhberg is one of the most widely acclaimed aviation heroes of all times.
		The Rebirth of European Aviation, 1902-1908: A Study of the Wright Brothers' Influence, London 1974.
	www.aerodyn.org /History/milestones.html (592 words)

	Wright brothers -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Wright Brothers were noted for placing the emphasis of their aviation research on navigational control rather than simply lift and propulsion which would make sustained flight practical.
		The Wright Brothers brought great attention to flying by Wilbur's (An instance of traveling by air) flight around the (A large monumental statue symbolizing liberty on Liberty Island in New York Bay) Statue of Liberty in (A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies) New York in 1909.
		Also in 1909, the Wrights won the first US military aviation contract when they built a machine that met the requirements of a two-seater, capable of flights of an hour's duration, at an average of 40 miles per hour (64 km/h) and land undamaged.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wr/wright_brothers.htm (2697 words)

	Aviation Milestones
		This achievement was so impressive that a British pilot wrote "it is for the safety of the nation that Britain should become a nation of aviators.".
		Charles Lindhberg is one of the most widely acclaimed aviation heroes of all times.
		The Rebirth of European Aviation, 1902-1908: A Study of the Wright Brothers' Influence, London 1974.
	aerodyn.org /History/milestones.html (592 words)

	The American Experience \| Lindbergh \| Aviation Milestones (1903-1936)
		July -- French aviator Louis Bleriot, flying the "Bleriot XI," makes the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air craft.
		Traveling at an average speed of 36 miles per hour, Bleriot covered the 23-mile distance in 37 minutes.
		Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York on May 20 and landed at Le Bourget Field in Paris 33 hours and 30 minutes later.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/lindbergh/timeline (968 words)

	Aviation Information Compendium
		Aviation and communications are two powerful forces that continue to shape the world we live in, just as they did throughout the twentieth century.
		Published by the International Aviation Development Corporation (IADC), in close association with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), this 1100 page volume is an extremely comprehensive and well-organized 'one-stop' source for all the legal agreements pertaining to the development and current progress of international civil aviation.
		As the aviation industry continues to expand and develop, commensurate with the demands on its executives and professionals to become more versatile in their knowledge base, a comprehensive reference source like the Compendium becomes essential with respect to one's development of a wide-ranging and practical global aviation perspective.
	www.iadc.com /compendium_reviews.htm (3417 words)

	MSN Encarta - 10 Amazing Milestones in Aviation History
		It is easy to forget how quickly the airplane progressed from the eccentric fantasy of a handful of aviation pioneers to a ubiquitous feature of modern life.
		Here are some amazing facts and moments that illustrate the supersonic speed of development during the airplane's first century.
		But by the war's end in 1918, airplanes had been used in pivotal bombing missions and aerial combat encounters between "flying aces" such as Manfred von Richthofen (known as the Red Baron) and Eddie Rickenbacker.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/features/lists?article=amazingairplanefacts (515 words)

	Milestones of Flight - history of aviation, the Wright brothers — RAF Museum
		The Milestones of Flight exhibition is a comprehensive display of the major events that took place in the history of aviation.
		Many different and unique aircrafts can be viewed at the Milestones of Flight exhibition, including foreign planes and the contribution made by the RAF to the history of aviation.
		Since then, the history of aviation has seen an incredible rate of development with the jet engine replacing the propeller driven flight crafts of earlier years.
	www.rafmuseum.org.uk /milestones-of-flight (307 words)

	Aviation History Resources for Students
		Modern writers of aviation history recognize Chanute's experiments and their importance to the development of powered flight.
		Histories of flight, like Dr. Tom Crouch's A Dream of Wings or Fred Howard's biography Wilbur and Orville, give extensive consideration to Chanute and his 'two-surface' glider - the glider that inspired the Wright brothers in their construction of a bi-plane to be the vehicle for man's first powered flight.
		Twenty years during which the modern world of flight was profoundly shaped by a number of aeronautical milestones.
	www.cdli.ca /CITE/aviation.htm (1081 words)

	Aviation Timeline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Aviation History (Timeline) 1783 - Montgolfier Brothers construct the first lighter-than-air vehicle (a balloon) 1900 - Count Ferdinand Zeppelin's...
		As the worldâs largest professional society devoted to the progress of engineering and science in aviation, space, and defense, the American...
		A Website for the Aviation Enthusiast, here you will find photographs of airliners and other aircraft types, information on aviation books, films and...
	www.justaviation.info /browse/aviation-timeline.html (166 words)

	Informations - Yahoo - Aviation 3/4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Don't miss the aviation event of the summer as the city of flight spreads its wings to the world.
		LIMA 95 International Aviation Conference - is the most important aviation conference and exhibition in the Far East.
		Aviation - Extensive aviation web site that has many sources of information available, and tons of links.Also proffesionally made aviation images from two orginiziations.
	www.cybair.com /cybair/Recherches/Yahoo.Aviation3.html (1111 words)

	HAL IJT Sitara - Wg Cdr KS Suresh VrC (Retd) (www.bharat-rakshak.com)
		Aviation that brought about an unprecedented revolution during the last century is just completing its first hundred years in 2003.
		In 1998, Baldev carried out the first flight of Hansa-3; piston engined aircraft developed by NAL and was the project pilot during the development stage till its final certification by civil aviation authorities.
		Inaugural flight of the IJT, an important milestone in the History of Aviation in India was carried only in page 4 or 5 in most of the leading dailies, as Iraq war and cricket occupied the space in the front page.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /IAF/Info/Aircraft/IJT-Suresh.html (3445 words)

	Student Pilot - Flight Training Online
		Postcards, envelopes, coins, and banknotes are artifacts that authenticate the milestones of aviation history.
		Lithuania and Peru also honored their national aviation heroes and the planes they flew.
		Ohio's choice will most likely also have some aviation theme, though that decision is months away.
	www.studentpilot.com /articles/aviation_articles/article.php?aviation_id=121 (816 words)

	Milestones: a Chronology of American Women s History Infos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Milestones in Motivation: Contributions to the Psychology of Drive and Purpose
		Milestones in Science and Technology, the Ready Reference Guide To Discoveries, Inventions, and Facts, 2D Edition.
		Milestones in Western Civilization, Selected Readings, V.2: the Renaissance Through Waterloo.
	www.booksbestsellers.com /34425_milestones-in-glasnostperestroyka/ed-a-hewett.html (84 words)

	The Aviation Weblog - Main page - Start your own aviation discovery - Aviation, GPS, Cessna, Private Plane (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This week in aviation history features the first solo trip around the world and the first walk on the moon.
		Filed in archive Aviation News by Terah Shelton on July 19, 2007
		Filed in archive Aviation News by Terah Shelton on July 11, 2007
	www.aviation-weblog.com (1666 words)

	HOW MANY ENGINES YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE ABOARD? THE ETOPS CONCEPT
		For my opinion, the award of 207-minute ETOPS criterion for B777 aircraft, is one of the milestones in aviation history as the entry of the new millenium took place.
		Piston engines used in the early days of commercial aviation, were less reliable than today's modern turbine engines.
		That is quite natural as they need to survive and their job is to promote the aviation as well.
	www.geocities.com /uskent/ETOPS.html (1388 words)

	aviation history timelines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Besides there is already a Aviation history article, as well as Incidents in Aviation and Milestones...
		Aviation History (Timeline) From the Montgolfier Brothers construct the first lighter-than-air vehicle (a balloon) in 1873 through 2003 and the celebration...
		Timeline of aviation history · Timeline of railway history (see also Category:Timeline of rail transport); Timeline of United States railway history...
	www.thebestaviationinfo.com /17/aviation-history-timelines.html (385 words)

	Naval History Magazine: Flight from the Sea by Capt. E.T. Wooldridge, USN (Ret.)
		Although the official birthday of U.S. naval aviation is 8 May 1911, the U.S. Navy showed early interest in aviation in 1898, when an interservice board was formed to investigate the military possibilities of Samuel P. Langley's Aerodrome flying machines.
		Not until September 1910, however, was the first official aviation office established, when Captain Washington Irving Chambers was designated as the officer to whom all aviation matters were to be referred.
		Other naval aviators made their mark during these formative years, and their exploits were captured on film as well.
	www.usni.org /navalhistory/Articles03/NHwooldridge12.htm (1064 words)

	aviation timeline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Welcome to the RAF interactive history of aviation timeline, which details military, civil and world aviation events of the past 100 years.
		Army aviation students - Oct 8-Nov 5, 1909 - Lts Frank P Lahm, Benjamin D Foulois,...
		She attended an aviation meeting and studied the flying machines there.
	www.thebestaviationinfo.com /5/aviation-timeline.html (322 words)

	Aviation Safety Alliance
		The Aviation Safety Alliance is a not-for-profit advocacy organization dedicated to enhancing public understanding of the high safety standards and strong safety record of the commercial and general aviation industry.
		Using a combination of website updates, media education seminars and legislative briefings, the Alliance continues its mission of education with the support of its members, including airlines, key manufacturers, suppliers, and associations.
		After a full year of fatality-free transcontinental flights, the United States Postal Service is awarded the Collier trophy in 1923, an annual award for achievement in aviation.
	www.aviationsafetyalliance.org /index.asp (129 words)

	NGC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Test pilots are the most highly trained and skilled aviators in the world.
		With the ability to fly at the greatest speeds and altitudes, they risk their lives every day to push aviation to new limits.
		From inside the cockpit, witness the fearlessness of those who rely on their daring and skill to reach milestones in aviation history.
	www.nationalgeographic.com.au /microsites/flightweek/pro_02.html (113 words)

	Wright brothers
		The Wright Brothers, Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 - January 30, 1948) and Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867 - May 30, 1912), are generally credited with the design and construction of the first practical aeroplane, and making the first controllable, powered heavier-than-air flight along with many other aviation milestones.
		Also in 1909, the Wrights won the first US military aviation contract when they built a machine that met the requirements of a two-seater, capable of flights of an hour's duration, at an average of 40 miles per hour.
		Wilbur Wright died from typhoid fever, while Orville Wright died from a heart attack while fixing the doorbell to his home in Oakwood, Ohio.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/w/wr/wright_brothers_1.html (2010 words)

	Transportation/Aviation/History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		FlightA stunning, visual history of the past one hundred years of aviation utilizes thousands of dramatic images, accompanied by an informative text and captions, to capture humankind's efforts to fly, from the earliest medieval experiments to the dramatic accomplishments of the Space Shuttle.
		Wright to FlyRichly illustrated with paintings by noted aviation artists, this informative tribute to one hundred years of aviation ranges from the Wright brothers' first successful flight in 1903 to the present day, capturing the extraordinary innovations in aircraft and aviation technology over th...
		Aviation Century the Early YearsLooks at the first four decades of manned flight, covering the rise of miliary and commercial aviation while charting the progress of such companies as Santos-Dumont, Farman, and Curtiss in advancing aviation and aviation technology.By: Dick, Ron/ Patterson, DanBindin...
	www.booksbytesandbeyond.com /books/TRA002010.html (2144 words)

	Baxter Aviation - Our Aircrafts
		Conceived and designed to satisfy rugged Canadian operating conditions, the aircraft was an outstanding success, due to the dedication of the entire multi-talented DeHavilland Canada team.
		It has since proven to be one of the milestones of Canadian aviation achievements.
		Their capabilities are still hard to equal, thus ensuring their continued use well into the next century.
	www.baxterair.com /beaver.shtml (444 words)

	International Civil Aviation Day
		The purpose of the global celebration is to generate and reinforce worldwide awareness of the importance of international civil aviation in the social and economic development of States, and of the role of ICAO in promoting the safety, efficiency and regularity of international air transport.
		Message from the President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Assad Kotaite, on the theme "Enhancing flight Safety through Global Cooperation" for the worldwide celebration of International Civil Aviation Day on 7 December 1997.
		Declaration of the ICAO Council in Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Convention on International Civil Aviation at Chicago.
	www.icao.int /icao/en/aviation_day.htm (1064 words)

	Institut für Kulturaustausch - Institut for Cultural Exchange (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The development of the Pilot Watch range by IWC (International Watch Co., Schaffhausen) is directly linked to the history of aviation.
		The exhibition "High-flying Classics" presents milestones of aviation history and the potent combination of mankind's pioneering spirit and technical innovation.
		From the first "flying crate" and the Junkers 52/3m to the jet airliners of today's frequent flyer era, visitors learn that in the conquest of new horizons and dimensions,
	www.intercult.org /2-ex-flieger-e.htm (135 words)

	CNN.com - Previous aviation milestones - July 2, 2002
		CNN.com - Previous aviation milestones - July 2, 2002
		By making the first-ever solo flight around the world in a balloon, he takes his place beside the Wright brothers, Charles Lindbergh and others who have made aviation history.
		December 17, 1903 -- Orville and Wilbur Wright's 1903 Wright Flyer made the first successful flight by a powered, heavier-than-air machine.
	cnn.com /2002/US/07/01/air.records/index.html (348 words)

	Sandcastle V.I. - Dreams of Flight - Aviation History - Milestones of Flight
		As we enter the Museum from its main (North) entrance, we find ourselves in the "Milestone of Flight" gallery, where the singularly most important aircraft and spacecraft in history are displayed.
		Even if you don't have time to see anything else in the Museum, spend at least 30 minutes here looking at these marvelous machines and reading the informative placards.
		Our "museum tour" of aviation history will now take detailed looks at each major era or phase of that history.
	www.sandcastlevi.com /air/nasm-01.htm (1998 words)

	75 Years (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It's a momentous year in aviation as Los Angeles World Airports celebrates the 75th anniversary of LAX and the 100th anniversary of the first manned flight by the Wright Brothers.
		To celebrate these significant milestones in aviation history, several celebrations are in store for Los Angeles World Airports and its surrounding communities.
		The two and one-half day exposition, sponsored in conjunction with the conference, has a proven record extending over 30 consecutive years of providing airport executives with the opportunity to view equipment, products and services designed to help in the day-to-day operation of their airports.
	www.lawa.org /75thAnniv/calendar.html (717 words)

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