Aviation history of the United States

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The aviation history of the United States encompasses the development of aircraft, air power, and aerospace technology from the Wright brothers’ first powered flight through modern commercial, military, and space aviation.

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Aviation history of the United States canonical 1

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instanceOf historical field ⓘ
history of aviation ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
focusesOn development of aerospace technology in the United States ⓘ
development of air power in the United States ⓘ
development of aircraft in the United States ⓘ
includesAspect aeronautical engineering ⓘ
civil aviation ⓘ
general aviation ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ
spaceflight ⓘ
includesPeriod Cold War ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
early aviation era ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ
jet age ⓘ
modern commercial aviation era ⓘ
space age ⓘ
involvesOrganization Federal Aviation Administration ⓘ
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics ⓘ
linked to: NACA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ⓘ
linked to: NASA

U.S. aircraft manufacturers ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
major U.S. airlines ⓘ
keyEvent 1903 Wright Flyer first powered flight at Kitty Hawk ⓘ
Apollo 11 Moon landing ⓘ
linked to: Apollo 11

Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space programs ⓘ
Space Shuttle program ⓘ
creation of the U.S. Army Air Corps ⓘ
creation of the U.S. Army Air Forces ⓘ
deregulation of the airline industry in 1978 ⓘ
development of GPS for navigation ⓘ
development of U.S. Army Air Service in World War I ⓘ
development of aircraft carriers and naval aviation ⓘ
development of long-range strategic bombing capability ⓘ
development of stealth aircraft ⓘ
development of unmanned aerial vehicles ⓘ
development of wide-body airliners ⓘ
establishment of the United States Air Force in 1947 ⓘ
growth of hub-and-spoke airline systems ⓘ
implementation of the National Airspace System ⓘ
integration of air traffic control radar systems ⓘ
introduction of jet airliners such as the Boeing 707 ⓘ
introduction of jet-powered fighters and bombers ⓘ
launch of Explorer 1, first U.S. satellite ⓘ
launch of commercial air travel networks ⓘ
startsWith Wright brothers' first powered flight ⓘ

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Allison J35 → category → Aviation history of the United States ⓘ
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