Aviation History
In the early part of the 1900’s it was unheard of for people flying to holiday destinations. If people needed to travel from England to America then they would go by boat. It was most unusual for people to venture to the seaside on holiday up until the late 1940’s. By the end of the war more people were starting to go on holiday, but it wasn’t by plane, it was usually a train ride to the shore, or in most unusual cases a boat trip abroad. This was not to be for much longer as aviation technology was advancing and a company called Boeing were busily working on new aircrafts, which would carry people, much in the way a bus would.
It was only the people who were considered to have money that travelled on the first flights out of Britain, but this was short lived and with the cost of air travel coming down to a reasonable amount, it made it possible for more people to travel to far away destinations. The Boeing 747 was possibly the most popular plane, with plenty of seat room, it was this plane that would travel over seas to America.
Concord was another great aircraft, which saw its first scheduled flight on the 21st of January 1976, this flight was considered supersonic as it broke its own time records time and time again. People who experienced concord have said it was one of the very best, and although the concord experience was considered one of the greatest through the 1970’s and into the early 1990’s, there were some features that were noticeably lacking. Business class and first class which were a common feature on the Boeing 747 long haul flights were no where to be seen on concord, as were other features such as reclining seats and video entertainment. There was no overhead storage room, but although these features were missing, concord did make up for it in time saved by the speed of the aircraft itself. For concord which was once considered the safest aircraft in the world, its fate would be complete grounding of the aircraft after the Paris crash of 2000.
Aviation itself continues to thrive, although with greater security than every before, after the attack on the world trade centre in New York, security has been at a premium, with people allowed less in their luggage and restrictions on what is actually in the luggage. A better security system is in operation in all international airports and dedicated security firms which have been trained in aviation security are on hand to sniff out any suspicious finds.