††††During the 19th century, short gliding flights were made in craft built by Sir George Cayley in England and Otto Lilienthal in Germany.
In 1927 the first non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic was made by Charles A. Lindberg, taking a total of 33.5 hours. Five years later, the first solo round the world flight was made by Wiley Post. It had taken nearly eight days.
These days aeroplanes can travel faster than sound and are used all over the world to travel long or short distances, as well as for military purposes.
