The 1900s
Aircraft Program Evolution
- 1903 - Orville and Wilbur Wright make first successful flight.
- 1908 - Alfred Wilm patents Duralumin, an aluminum alloy that sets the stage for aluminum’s critical role in the first century of flight.
Alcoa Aerospace Technology Evolution
- 1903 - Wright Brothers’ plane features crankcase cast from aluminum produced by the Pittsburgh Reduction Company, which became Alcoa in 1907.
- 1908 - Wilm’s discovery sparks Alcoa’s aluminum metallurgy research and spawns Alcoa’s invention of nearly all aerospace alloys developed in the 20th century.
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Alcoa and the history of flight: Interactive exhibit
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