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Navy History
Question | Answer |
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When was the Navy founded? | Continental Navy - October 13, 1795 U.S. Navy - 1798 |
Ader Eole | First true aeroplane Steam powered |
LZ1 | First Led Zeppelin First flight - July 9, 1900 Lasted 18 minutes |
LZ127 | First Zeppelin to circumnavigate the globe 21 days 5 hours 31 minutes |
Wright Flyer | First successful powered airplane December 17, 1903 12 seconds 120 ft. |
FW-16 | Built 1936 Range - 124 nautical miles Max speed - 66 knots |
Charles Lindbergh Jr. | First solo non stop flight across the Atlantic May 20-21 1927 |
Messershmitt ME-262 | First Jet to fly combat missions |
Chuck Yeager | First person to break the sound barrier Bell X-1 rocketplane 1947 |