How do you travel between cities by boarding a plane and flying like a bird in the sky? If it doesn’t go beyond dreams There was. Until January 1, 1914.

In 1914 a turning point occurred in aviation and in the world The first commercial airline flight took place. So, from where to where and in how many minutes was it done?

The first commercial flight was made on New Year’s Eve 1914.

Percival E. Fansler, an entrepreneur and businessman, was the first to come up with the idea that passengers could be transported in airplanes. The first commercial airline in the world, St. He founded the Airboat Line Petersburg-Tampa. Pilot Tony Jannus and Benoist XIV, an open cockpit aircraft that can take off and land on water The first flight was made with.

At least three thousand people came to watch the flight and held their breath for this flight they would see for the first time in their lives. His ticket was sold at auction for 400 dollars (about 10,000 dollars in today’s money). Airplane, st. from St. Petersburg, in Old St. With Mayor of St. Petersburg, Abram C. Pheil He had taken off and was flying towards Tampa.

The course of aviation has changed.

The plane in flight, the reflection of courage and technology in the air, He was hanging 15.24 meters in the air and was traveling at a speed of 96 km per hour. was gone. The journey covered the distance of 34 kilometers in 23 minutes.

This event led to the beginning of a new means of transportation that would change the way people traveled long distances. The potential of aviation began to be understood more clearly and aviation began to be used not only for military purposes but also for military purposes. It can also be used for commercial purposes showed…

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