Built for the Impossible

1909: First powered flight in Canada, Baddeck, NS
1914: Royal Flying Corps Canada established — war aviation begins
1939: British Commonwealth Air Training Plan launched in Canada
1947: Trans-Canada Air Lines launches first transatlantic service
1958: Avro CF-105 Arrow achieves first flight — Mach 1.9
1984: Marc Garneau becomes first Canadian in space aboard STS-41-G
2001: Canadarm2 installed on the International Space Station
2013: Chris Hadfield commands ISS — becomes global icon

From the first fragile biplanes to spacecraft that touch the edge of orbit — Canada's aviation heritage, told at full scale.