In 1986 an aircraft called Voyager became the first in history to fly non-stop around the world without having to do this

Also a type of flying marsupial this nonpowered craft was pioneered by Otto Lilienthal & Octave Chanute

While flying over Rogers Dry Lake in California in 1947 Chuck Yeager became the first human to break this

As the wind in Ohio was unsuitable for their experiments the Wright Bros. chose the banks near this village in N.C. to make history