1. 1900 — Airplane Technology
In 1900, brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright successfully tested a 50-pound biplane glider with a wing-span of 17 feet becoming the first piloted glider. In 1901, with a wingspan of 22 feet, the Wright brothers flew the largest glider propelled by an internal combustion engine. In 1902, the Wright brothers utilized a moveable tail that would further help stabilize the aircraft, and with that, the Flyer was created. In 1903, the first gas motored plane was created. In 1904, the first flight took place that lasted five minutes and was flown by Wilbur Wright. On July 30, 1909, the United States government bought the first airplane which was a Wright Brothers biplane. This invention paved the way for our future in flying technology which we now are using daily.