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TheEvilBagel147 t1_j3tdjwi wrote

Reply to comment by kyoko9 in After 50 years, fusion power hits a major milestone by Possible-Judgment-39

It’s proof of concept. I think the very first airplane was in the air for 11 seconds.

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themadpants t1_j3v3hhw wrote

Yup, and the first commercial flight was in 1914, and the first commercial jet flew in 1949.

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P1xelHunter78 t1_j3wh8vt wrote

Orville Wright allegedly was allowed by Howard Huges to to fly a Lockheed Constellation prototype before his death. In his lifetime he went from an aircraft that flew 11 seconds to one that helped establish reliable land based transcontinental service to the masses.

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