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13 Aeroplanes

Orville and Wilbur Wright the two brothers made the first successful flight

near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on 17th December, 1903.

Modern airplanes are divided into five main types.

Commercial Aviation Planes

Commercial aviation planes are large
planes for carrying passengers and

sometimes cargo. It is also known as Windows

airliners.

Door

Wind screen /
Wind shield

General Aviation Planes

General aviation planes

have two to six seats and
one engine. General

aviation covers a large

range of activities, both
Engine (with engine remove.
commercial and non-
It is now called an ‘airframe’)
commercial, including

flying clubs, agricultural
This Corner
aviation, light aircraft
Every single day, more than 100000 flights carrying
manufacturing and 10 million passengers take off from airports around

maintenance. the world.

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