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All-metal aircraft

Recorded year1915

Hugo Junkers' J 1 replaces wood and fabric with metal, the template for modern airframes.

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Built on

Powered flightRecorded · 1903enables
DuraluminRecorded · 1906enables

Led to

Modern airlinerRecorded · 1936enables
Jet aircraftRecorded · 1939enables
Flights into hurricanesRecorded · 1943enables
Cloud seedingRecorded · 1946enables
Supersonic flightRecorded · 1947enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.