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themadpants t1_j3v3hhw wrote

Reply to comment by TheEvilBagel147 in After 50 years, fusion power hits a major milestone by Possible-Judgment-39

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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