WHEELS and WINGS

FOUR STROKE ENGINE

RAILWAYS CREATED A NATION

Transcontinental Rail road

75th Annivarsary of Transcontinental

75th Annivarsary of Transcontinental[1869-1944]

commomorative Stamp Issue - 75th Annivarsary of Transcontinental[1869-1944]

WRIGHT BROTHERS - FIRST FLIGHT - 1903

THE FIRST US AIR MAIL

The first U.S. Air Mail takes off from Washington, D.C., on May 15, 1918.
The first scheduled US airmail service connected Washington, D.C., and New York.
This 218-mile route was the first step in establishing a transcontinental route by air.

Charles Lindberg made the first solo and non-stop transatlantic flight
between North America and mainland Europe.
He covered the 33 1⁄2-hour, 3,600 statute miles (5,800 km)
alone in a single-engine purpose-built Ryan monoplane, Spirit of St. Louis.

AIR CRAFTS OF TODAY

AUTOMOBILE REVOLUTION

1928 FORD MODEL A

Ford introduced the Model T, the first car to be affordable for most Americans, in October 1908 and continued its construction until 1927. Also known as the “Tin Lizzie,” the car was known for its durability and versatility, quickly making it a huge commercial success. For several years, Ford Motor Company posted 100 percent gains. Simple to drive and cheap to repair following Ford’s invention of the assembly line, nearly half of all cars in America in 1918 were Model T's.

HENRY FORD AND THE ASSEMBLY LINE

In 1913, Henry Ford launched the first moving assembly line for the mass production of the automobile. This new technique decreased the amount of time it took to build a car from 12 hours to two and a half, which in turn lowered the cost of the Model T from $850 in 1908 to $310 by 1926 for a much-improved model. Test Image