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How flight has advanced over decades

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  • 1903, the wright flyer

    1903, the wright flyer
    Flyer I or the 1903 Flyer) made the first sustained flight by a manned heavier-than-air powered and controlled aircraft on December 17, 1903.

  • D.C three

    D.C three
    weighed 25,000 pounds and had a 25 drag

  • B-52

    B-52
    The plane weighed 183,500 pounds

  • Boeing 707

    Boeing 707
    The plane weighed 248,000 and had a 33 drag

  • B.1 Lancer

    B.1 Lancer
    The plane weighed 193,000

  • B.2

    B.2
    The plane weighed 336,000 pounds and had a 30 drag

  • Boeing 777X

    Boeing 777X
    This plane weighed from 362,000 to 415,000

  • B-21

    B-21