Aviation: past vs present
Aviation, just like many industries has changed a lot over the past 100 years. Whereas once, Orville Wright had to hold onto his aircraft for dear life, now, we can travel in relative luxury. But just how much has air travel changed in the past 100 years?
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The beginning of commercial aviation
I'm not going to talk about the various attempts before the Wright brothers to fly, dating back all the way to the Ancient Greeks at least.
On December 17 1903 at Kitty Hawk, Orville Wright took the first powered flight of a heavier than air aircraft. Thus making him the first human to achieve powered flight.
After that, aviation remained still largely obscure and disregarded.
The Golden age of Aviation
After the two world war...