The Wright Flyer
The Wright Flyer, according to the Smithsonian, is the first power “the first powered, heavier-than-air machine to achieve controlled, sustained flight with a pilot aboard.” It could not even stay in the air for one minute and was so hard to navigate. It tried to go in the ai just four times on December 17, 1903, but it never returned.
The Wright Flyer
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The Harrier Jump Jet
The Soviet Union created a plane called the Yakovlev Yak-38 inspired by the British Navy. Sadly, the Soviet Union version was not as special as they hoped for. In the hot climate, the plane only stayed in flight for 15 minutes and in good weather, it was only able to fly around 800 miles with no weapons inside.
The Harrier Jump Jet
