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The measure of an aircraft's speed relative to the speed of sound
__ jets can hold over 300 passengers and weigh over 300,000 pounds
In 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the __ barrier
The Antonov An-225 Mriya is second only to the __ Goose in size
The first manned __ flight preceded the Wright Brothers by 120 years
In July 1909, Louis Bleriot became the first to cross the __ Channel
Many of the first jet powered aircraft were developed in wartime __
Early balloon flights inspired the development of __-than-air craft
__ Wright piloted the first successful manned flight in 1903
Amelia Earhart crossed the Atlantic, and in 1937 disappeared in the __
__ was the first aircraft to fly around the world nonstop, without refueling
In March 2004, NASA's X-43A was the first __ to pass Mach 7
In 1963, X-15 pilot Joseph Walker set an unofficial __ record of 67 miles
The __ brought the world over 27 years of Mach 2 commercial flight
London's __ airport serves over 44 million passengers annually
The U2 spyplane was designed to fly high enough to avoid __
Credited with 80 kills, the __ __ is known as the ace of aces
Igor __ developed the first successful helicopters in the 1930s and 40s
In 1947, the Spruce Goose flew with a __ of nearly twice a 747
Classified for many years, the SR-71 __ could cruise at Mach 3
Jimmy __, air racer of the 20s and 30s, led the WWII raid on Tokyo
Charles __ flew solo from New York to Paris in 1927
Air Force One is the callsign of any airplane carrying the __
The __ __ was an innovation that allowed fixed-wing aircraft to fly faster
The Boeing Company and Airbus produce most of the world's __ jets
Ross Perot, Jr. and Jay Coburn first circled the globe in a __ in 1982
The Wright Brothers' __ __ could have taken place inside a Boeing 747
__ by daredevil pilots popularized flying in the 1920s and 30s
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