Editing 1929 in science (section)

==Aviation==
* July 5 – The [[Curtiss-Wright]] corporation is founded.
* August 8–29 –  The German airship ''[[LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin|Graf Zeppelin]]'' makes a round-the-world flight.
* September 24 – [[Jimmy Doolittle]] takes off, flies over a set course, and lands by [[flight instruments]] alone.
* November 29 – US Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd|Richard Byrd]] becomes the first person to fly over the [[South Pole]].
* December 16 – The British airship [[R100]] makes its maiden flight, incorporating [[Barnes Wallis]]' pioneering use of a [[geodetic airframe]].
* December 5 – [[Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation]] is founded.