The pioneer era of aviation
The pioneer era of aviation refers to the period of aviation history between the first successful powered flight, generally accepted to have been made by the Wright Brothers on 17 December 1903.
>First World War
And the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914. During this period aviation passed from being seen as the preserve of eccentric enthusiasts to being an established technology, with the establishment of specialist aeronautical engineering research establishments and university courses, and the creation of major industrial aircraft manufacturing businesses, and aviation became a subject of enormous popular interest.
>To 1940s
The years between World War I and World War II saw great advancements in aircraft technology. Airplanes evolved from low-powered biplanes made from wood and fabric to sleek, high-powered monoplanes made of aluminum, based primarily on the founding work of Hugo Junkers during the World War I period and its adoption by American designer William Bushnell Stout and Soviet designer Andrei Nikolaevich Tupolev. World War II saw a great increase in the pace of development and production, not only of aircraft but also the associated flight-based weapon delivery systems.