2012-01-04T08:02:07+01:00 firstflightcentennial.org http://www.firstflightcentennial.org/xml/atom.xml http://www.firstflightcentennial.org/things-to-consider-when-taking-pets-abroad/ 2011-11-16T11:28:14+01:00

­ If an individual is planning on bringing their pet overseas there are some things that must be done beforehand to ensure the smoothest journey possible. Also think about a useful first-aid kit for your pet with some diegeneesmiddelen ...

http://www.firstflightcentennial.org/can-melatonin-help-against-jet-lag/ 2011-09-02T14:59:17+01:00

­Biologists don’t know exactly how melatonin works, except that it’s a very important timekeeper of circadian rhythms, which regulate hormone secretion. The body secretes certain hormones at certain times of the day, and melatonin seem ...

http://www.firstflightcentennial.org/jet-lag/ 2011-09-02T14:50:16+01:00

­­The condition can last for up to a week, with the recovery rate taking one day per time zone crossed. When a person crosses many time zones in a rapid manner, the body clock will become desynchronized due to a vast difference in ...

http://www.firstflightcentennial.org/tips-for-a-smooth-and-enjoyable-flight/ 2011-09-02T14:51:49+01:00

­There are a few things that you can take along to make your trip a little easier. Dealing With Airport Check In Checking in at the airport can be one of the most tiring parts of air travel. To minimize stress, print out yo ...

http://www.firstflightcentennial.org/the-first-flight-around-the-world/ 2011-06-23T08:51:00+01:00

The trip was started by four specially made airplanes, piloted by Major Frederick Martin, Lieutenant Lowell H. Smith, 1st Lieutenant Leigh P. Wade and Lieutenant Erik Nelson. The airplanes were built by the Douglas Aircraft Company which wa ...

http://www.firstflightcentennial.org/history-of-the-first-airplane/ 2012-01-04T08:02:07+01:00

Flight was realized initially with a hot air balloon in 1783, but while this type of travel was amusing, it wasn’t great for getting places with the rider at the mercy of wind direction. Then, Sir George Cayel created the first glider tha ...

http://www.firstflightcentennial.org/flying-at-our-times/ 2011-06-23T07:45:36+01:00

Humans have advanced from massive wings mounted on arms and balloons filled with hot air to supersonic jets that can fly across the world in a matter of minutes.We have come a long way as a civilization to where we are today. Air travel has ...

http://www.firstflightcentennial.org/the-first-commercial-flight/ 2011-06-23T07:36:33+01:00

It should come as no surprise that the first commercial flight in history occurred in the United States. In fact, it occurred on January 1, 1914, three years before the United States entered the first World War.The flight took place between ...

http://www.firstflightcentennial.org/first-supersonic-flight/ 2011-06-23T07:42:33+01:00

Yeager, then 24, broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1 aircraft, which he called Glamorous Glennis in honor of his wife, Glennis Faye Dickhouse.The Bell X-1 had been created as a joint venture between the Air Force and NACA (National Advi ...

http://www.firstflightcentennial.org/ 2011-06-23T07:58:32+01:00

It was the first piloted flight in history. Before this flight was the experimentation that led up to it. First the Wright’s studied flight. They studied how birds achieved loft by air flowing over the curvature of their wings and they mi ...

http://www.firstflightcentennial.org/first-transcontinental-flight/ 2011-06-23T07:38:22+01:00

The Wright Brothers and the first powered airplane had only been flying for eight short years when Hearst's challenge was put forth. A young pilot named Cal Rodgers saw the prize money and decided to try to take on the challenge. With only ...

http://www.firstflightcentennial.org/aviation-heroes/ 2011-06-23T07:49:21+01:00

People have been emerging ready to make their mark and make a name for themselves in the aviation world. The Wright Brothers where heros not only because they built the first airplane and succesfully got it off the ground but because they a ...