Douglas DC-3
Airline transport · First flown in 1935
A dependable twin-engine airliner helped make passenger service commercially viable.
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From light aircraft to supersonic transports, explore four approaches to carrying people through the air. Choose from the four subjects below.
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Cessna 172 Skyhawk
General aviation · Flight training
A familiar light aircraft connects flight schools, private flying, and personal transportation.
Boeing 707
The jet age · Airline service in 1958
Swept wings and four jet engines helped transform long-distance airline travel.
Concorde
Supersonic passenger service · 1976–2003
A British-French airliner carried passengers at approximately twice the speed of sound.