This concludes an insight into a century of mana??s quest to master the astral elements. Orville and Wilbur Wrighta??s experiments virtually paralleled the horse-and- buggy era, while Chuck Yeagera??s exploits belonged to a vastly different universe. A sobering aspect of aviation progress was the intervention of two world wars. This was forcibly demonstrated with the onset of World War 1 where the rickety types that bravely staggered into Western Front skies were developed into such iconic types as the Fokker D7 and Sopwith Snipe. It also saw the beginnings of aerial bombardment, as demonstrated by the multi-engine Handley Page and Vickers Vimy, versatile designs that were amenable to conversion as air liners in more peaceful skies. After twenty years of uneasy peace and rising international tensions, once more the nations were plunged into another world war. In this holocaust aviation advancement proceeded at a relentless pace, in particular with the advent of the gas turbine. In...

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