Space & Aviation
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The Wright brothers inaugurated the aerial age and helped fashion a radically new world with their historic first flights at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903. The first glimpses of what that world would become are reflected in . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
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When British and French gliding enthusiasts tested gliders propelled by small engines in 1922, they created a new type of low-cost "ultralight" airplane. But the idea didn't get off the ground until 1975, when John K. Moody installed a 12½-. Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
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Companies of all sizes have turned increasingly to company-owned, chartered, or leased aircraft to fly their staff around the country or overseas. These business aircraft can fly into smaller, more convenient, less congested airports and flight. Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
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