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Fascinating Facts About Airplanes

Here is a collection of fascinating facts about airplanes and the world of aviation and flying.

1,000 MPH

The first aeroplane to fly faster than 1,000 miles per hour was the Fairey Delta I.

The first jet passenger airliner was the De Havilland Comet I.

American aviator Charles Lindbergh took only four sandwiches with him on his famous trans-Atlantic flight.

In 1969, Concorde was the first passenger plane to fly faster than the speed of sound.

The first Trans-Atlantic service was started in 1939 by Pan American Airways.

MiG stands for Mikoyan and Gurevich.

The first non stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1919 was made by Alcock and Brown in a Vickers Vimy.

The first solo fight across the Atlantic Ocean was made in 1927 by Charles Lindbergh in his plane "The Spirit of St Louis".

The first pilot to break the sound barrier was Chuck Yeager in a Bell X1.

The occupation of the Wright Brothers was printers and bicycle makers.