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15th-16th century, Italy: Leonardo Da Vinci’s Flying Machine

15th-16th century, Italy: Leonardo Da Vinci’s Flying Machine

1804&1848, Great Britain: George

Cayley’s Glider & Governable Parachute

1890-1897, France: Clément Ader’s Eole and

Avion 3

1895, Germany: Otto Lilienthal’s Glider

1895, Germany: Otto Lilienthal’s

Glider

1903, USA: Wright Brothers’ Flyer

1903, USA: Wright Brothers’ Flyer

1909, France: Blériot XI

1909, France: Blériot XI

1917, Great Britain: Sopwith Camel

1917, Great Britain: Sopwith Camel

1927, USA: Ryan NYP “Spirit of St. Louis”

1927, USA: Ryan NYP “Spirit of St. Louis”

1935, USA: Douglas DC-3

1935, USA: Douglas

DC-3

1936, Great Britain: Supermarine

Spitfire

1936, Great Britain: Supermarine Spitfire

1937, Great Britain: Frank Whittle’s Power Jets W.1

1939, Germany: Heinkel He-178

1941, Germany:

Messerschmitt Me-262

1941, Germany: Messerschmitt Me-262

1946, USA: Northrop XB-35

1946, USA: Northrop XB-35

1947, USA: Bell X-1

1947, USA: Bell X-1

1948, USSR: Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG-15

1948, USSR: Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG-15

1949, Great Britain: De Havilland Comet

1949, Great Britain: De Havilland Comet

1950, USA: Boeing B-47

1950, USA: Boeing B-47

1952, USA: Bell X-5

1952, USA: Bell X-5

1953, USA: X-1A, D-558-1, XF-92A, X-5, D-558-II, X-4, & X-3

1955, France: Sud Aviation Caravelle

1955, France: Sud Aviation Caravelle

1957 (1954), USA: Boeing 707 (367-80)

1957 (1954), USA: Boeing 707 (367-80)

1958, USA: McDonnell-Douglas F-4

1958, USA: McDonnell-Douglas F-4

1959, USA: North American X-15

1959, USA: North American X-15

1961, USA: Lockheed SR-71

1961, USA: Lockheed SR-71

1964, USA: North American XB-70

1964, USA: North American XB-70

1967 (1960), Great Britain: Hawker Siddeley Harrier (P.1127)

1967 (1960), Great Britain:

Hawker Siddeley Harrier (P.1127)

1969, USA: Boeing 747

1969, USA: Boeing 747

1969, Great Britain/France: BAC/Aérospatiale Concorde

1969, Great Britain/France: BAC/Aérospatiale Concorde

1970, USA: Grumman F-14

1970, USA: Grumman F-14

1974, USA: General DynamicsF-16

1974, USA: General DynamicsF-16

1977, USSR: Sukhoi Su-27

1977, USSR: Sukhoi Su-27

1981, USA: Lockheed F-117

1981, USA: Lockheed F-117

1984, USA: Grumman X-29

1984, USA: Grumman X-29

1989, USA: Northrop B-2

1989, USA: Northrop B-2

1990, USA: Lockheed/Boeing F-22

1990, USA: Lockheed/Boeing F-22

1998, USA: Boeing X-36

1998, USA: Boeing X-36

2000, USA: Lockheed Martin F-35 (X-35)

2000, USA: Lockheed Martin F-35 (X-35)

2008, Europe: Airbus A380

2008, Europe: Airbus A380

2007, USA: Boeing Sonic Cruiser?

200…: Blended Wing Body

BWB?

200…: Blended Wing Body

BWB?

BWB flying scale model

BWB interior layout

BWB interior layout

BWB compared to Boeing 747