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Although the airline industry overall is an extremely competitive market, there is little competition among its suppliers of aircraft. In the large commercial aircraft market of the airline supply business, the major players are American-based Boeing (BA) and the Airbus Group, formerly known as the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS). Less well-known makers of aircraft.

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Who Is the Largest Aircraft Manufacturer? Airbus is the world's top commercial airplane manufacturer in airplanes delivered. Boeing's deliveries stalled due to the grounding of certain aircraft and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Curtiss Wright

While many feel the history of aviation begins with Orville and Wilbur Wright, the truth is the history of aviation extends more than 2,200 years, starting with the first manmade kite. These kites, like UAVs (unmanned air vehicles) of today, found use by the military to help create attack plans against their enemies. At the turn of the second century, the military found use in the implementation of hot air balloons. Interestingly, when a lit oil lamp located within the balloon flew overhead, the enemy did not know what to make of it, frightening them. While there were many attempts at flight between the turn of the second century and the first flight of Flyer 1, the majority of flights were unmanned, employing gases that were lighter than air. A perfect example occurred on December 1, 1884, when Jacques Charles and Nicolas-Louis Robert from Paris, France, flew their hydrogen balloon to an altitude of 1,800 ft, covering a distance of more than 22 miles. Although many people in the late 1800s were very impressed with this flight, little did they know, it had barely scratched the surface of aviation.

Early years of flight in USA

The Wright Brothers also built a movable track for Flyer 1 in order to gain enough airspeed to help the launch. After two attempts, Orville took Flyer 1 for a 12-second, sustained flight on December 17, 1903 near Kill Devil Hills, NC. This was the first successful, powered, piloted flight in history.

A Teal Group 2012 market study estimates that UAV spending will nearly double during the next 10 years, growing from current worldwide expenditures of $6.6 billion, annually, to $11.4 billion, totaling more than $89 billion during the next 10 years.

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Commonly called Do-24 Flying Boat "The whale"

The Dornier Do 24 is a 1930s German three-engine flying boat designed by the Dornier Flugzeugwerke for maritime patrol and search and rescue. A total of 279 were built among several factories from 1937 to 1945.