Portal:Aviation/Intro
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Aviation, or air transport, refers to the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. Aircraft includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, as well as lighter-than-air craft such as balloons and airships. Aviation began in the 18th century with the development of the hot air balloon, an apparatus capable of atmospheric displacement through lighter-than-air buoyancy. The most significant advancement in aviation technology came with the construction of the first aeroplane in the early 1900s. Since this time, aviation has been technologically revolutionised with the introduction of the jet and has become a major form of transport throughout the world.
