Inventor of the helicopter: Have you ever thought about who was the person who lifted the once impossible helicopters into the sky? That name is Igor Sikorsky, who wrote his name in golden letters in world aviation history...
German aircraft manufacturer Junkers is the creator of the world's first aircraft with an all-metal fuselage, as well as the first passenger aircraft with a closed cabin. Their factories were turned into a huge military production facility by the Nazis. In the last years of his life, he worked on the static calculations of high-rise buildings constructed of metal.
Despite many setbacks (failures), American aircraft designer Lockheed was able to make a name for itself as the leader of aviation. He achieved success with his "Vega" type aircraft in the late 1920s.
He invested the money he earned with some small inventions related to the bicycle and automobile industry in aviation studies.
Turkish scholar who grew up during the Ottoman Empire and was the first to fly in the world. There is almost no information about the life of Hezarfen Ahmed Çelebi.
His first attempt at flight with his aircraft, the "Eole", was deemed unsuccessful by many, but is today considered the first flight in a heavier-than-air vehicle.
Being the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean as a passenger in 1928 and as a pilot in 1932, Amelia Earhart became a legend in her short life, leading and inspiring other women in aviation with her international fame.
It is a very important name for both Russians and Ukrainians. He is the hero of two people. If he hadn't been an engineer, he would have been a painter. Here are some very interesting details from his life story:
Who founded Boeing and how? Could Airbus compete with Boeing if there were no states behind it? Who is the American who saved Airbus? Is this the conflict between European technology and American technology?
In transoceanic competition, there is fierce competition between American Boeing and European Airbus. So when and how did this rivalry begin? Who were the founding fathers of Airbus?
Jack Grant is the world's first inventor of inflatable aircraft escape slide & raft. The inflatable aircraft escape slide & raft was invented by Jack Grant while working for Qantas in 1965. It is now major safety equipment on all passenger airliners in the world.
Ryanair is a low-cost airline, founded in 1984 in Dublin, Ireland. The company, which operated 1800 daily flights to Africa, Europe and the Middle East before the Covid 19 pandemic, was flying to more than 360 destinations and 33 countries with 84 different base centres.
The story of KLM, one of the world's most important airlines:
