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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