Transportation is a very important. For example, cars have evolved into diferent shapes and sizes. The early 1900 cars were really bulky and very slow. Those car moved up to still bulky cars but atleast they were faster. After the big cars were the large sedans. This sedans were large but they were a fair amount smaller then the first generation of cars. This sedans also were much faster. In Europe they tried to make the first compact but they made it TO small. So now we move on to the evolution of cars that changed all car history. The 1990's was the breakthrough on good cars. The only problem was that they used lots of gas. After the breakthrough, the cars just got better and better. They now are trying to use hrydrogene for fuel over gas and soon they might find other ways of fueling cars so that we don't polute our enviroment.

1903
The Wright Brothers made the first engine powered and controlled flight in 'The Flyer'.
It flew for 12 seconds and travelled 37 metres.

1915 The first all metal plane was built by a German, Herman Junkers. It travelled at 170 km an hour.

1926 The first sea plane
It took off from and landed on water, having one or two floats in place of the usual undercarriage.

1930s Flying boats were used to cross oceans because aircraft could not carry enough fuel to travel long distances non-stop. Flying boats could fly between seaports and islands, refuelling as they went. They didn't need runways, and it was thought to be safer to fly across water in an aircraft that would float. Flying boats have floats where the undercarriage would be on a land-based aircraft.

The use of twin (two) engines enabled planes to carry passengers.

1940 The first practical helicopter was developed that could carry passengers. On a helicopter the wings are called rotor blades. As they spin, they lift the helicopter in the air. Changing the position of the rotor makes the helicopter tip forwards or backwards. The tail rotor blade doesn't produce lift. It stops the helicopter from spinning around in a circle.

This flying boat, 'Spruce Goose' was built of wood in 1947. It only flew once for about 2 kilometres. It is the largest plane ever built.

1950s Early jet liners carried about 40 passengers, and had jet engines with propellers called turbo-prop engines.       By 1952 Jet passenger planes had turbo-jets and no longer needed propellers. How does it work? Air is sucked into the front of a jet engine and is compressed (squashed) by powerful fans, called turbofans. The compressed air is mixed with fuel and ignited. As the fuel burns, hot gases rush out of the back of the engine, pushing the aircraft along. As the gas leaves the engine, it spins turbines which make the turbofans at the front of the engine work.

1969 Commercial jet liners were able to carry over 400 passengers

1968 The Russian built Tupolev Tu-144 was the first supersonic passenger aircraft. It flew on December 31, 1968; two months ahead of the first flight for the Concorde SST. Concorde flies at speeds of up to 2100 kilometres per hour carrying 100 passengers. Concorde Dimensions: 62.19 metres long 11.23 metres high 25.6 metres wing span Crew: 2 pilots, 1 flight engineer, 6 cabin crew.

1981 The first re-usable space vehicle, the space shuttle 'Colombia' was launched.

776 BC - 393 Olympics More				First Olympic Games According to historical records, the first ancient Olympic Games can be traced back to 776 BC. They were dedicated to the Olympian gods and were staged on the ancient pla...
776 BC - 2003 Olympics More				History of Women in Sports Timeline 776 BC - The first Olympics are held in ancient Greece. Women are excluded, so they compete every four years in their own Games of Hera, to honor the Greek goddess who ru...
490 BC Running More				Battle of Marathon In 490 B.C., 25,000 Persians under Darius landed on the Plain of Marathon. The Spartans were unwilling to provide help for the Athenians in time, so with the help of 1,00...
1656 Horse Racing More				Siena's Palio Horse Race The backbone of Il Palio are Siena's 17 contrade, which you can liken to city wards or administrative districts. These well-defined neighborhoods were designated in the M...
1754 Golf More				The Royal and Ancient Golf Club The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews is the governing authority for the rules of the game in more than 100 affiliated nations and is responsible for the Open Cha...
1841 - 2004 Climbing More				The History of Everest 1841: Sir George Everest, Surveyor General of India from 1830 to 1843, records the location of Everest. K2, Krakauer, climbing, 8000 meter peaks, News, mountians, nepal,...
1849 - 2001 Baseball More				National Baseball Hall of Fame In 1845, the New York Knickerbockers became the first organized baseball club. Four years later, at a meeting held April 24, 1849, the club adopted an official uniform: b...
1877 Tennis More				The Wimbledon Championships The Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon have developed from the garden party atmosphere of the first meeting in 1877, witnessed by a few hundred spectators, to a hig...
1890 - 1968 Olympics More				Duke Kahanamoku, Invented Surfing Duke Kahanamoku, known as the "Big Kahuna," was an Olympic champion swimmer who is generally credited with having invented the modern sport of surfing. He was the first p...
1894 Golf More				United States Golf Association, USGA The United States Golf Association (USGA) has served as the national governing body of golf for the U.S., its territories and Mex...
1896 Olympics More				IOC : The Modern Olympic Games Greece was the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games. The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896. The International Olympic Committee was founded on 23...
1896 - 1996 Olympics More				Olympic Timeline USA Today: Click on a year for highlights of that year's summer games and other major events of that year....
1903 Cycling More				Tour de France: The official website Race of legend in world cycling, Le Tour de France is one of the premier events attracting the widest worldwide media coverage. It is also a great popular festival where...
1903 Baseball More				World Series, Baseball It all began 100 years ago with a gentlemen's challenge. Two Major Leagues -- an established one called the "National" and a newcomer called the "American." The owners of...
1904 Motor Sports More				FIA : Fédération Int. de l'Automobile "The FIA is the voice of more than 100 million motorists from 120 countries world-wide." The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) is the voice of the motorist....