Have you ever wondered what it takes for today’s airplanes to get you to your favorite vacation spot? Technology is the driving force behind the air carrier industry and it has benefited tremendously from it. Now air travel is much more convenient than when it first started thanks to technology. When you fly you probably don’t even think about all that is going on in that airplane: microprocessors calculating routes, keeping an eye on the weather, and even the surrounding traffic. It wasn’t always like this, but the good news is that it is going to get better.
In the early days of aviation during World War I, people used to think that planes were only good for dropping bombs and dog fighting. The idea of flying was not viewed favorably among the American people; they were downright scared to get into a flying machine. In 1927 Charles Lindbergh made aviation famous when he flew across the Atlantic Ocean. Industries began to develop aircraft for commercial use and by 1935 the......
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