Air transport. History, types and interesting facts

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Montgolfier BROS.
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Commercial Aircraft

PRIVATE AIRPLANES

AEROSTATS

HELICOPTERS

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In 1994, the commander of the ship Aeroflot allowed his son to sit in the pilot's seat during the flight. The boy turned off the autopilot, and the plane fell, killing 75 people.
In Singapore Airlines there are special cupboard for bodies of passengers who died during the flight.
In 1985, was the first airplane capture, but there were no deaths, because the drunk thief exchanged his weapones for a bottle of beer
In Saudi Arabia, women are allowed to fly an aircraft, but not allowed to drive a car