The Wright Flyer
According to the Smithsonian’s opinion of the Wright Flyer, it was, “the first powered, heavier-than-air machine to achieve controlled, sustained flight with a pilot aboard.” Not for long, however, as it could only be piloted for less than a minute, and that was if the pilot could even control the thing. The Wright Flyer was given four chances at flight on 17th December 1903, before being retired.
The Wright Flyer
The Harrier Jump Jet
The Soviet Union having been motivated by the British Navy designed an aircraft named the Yakovlev Yak-38. Sadly, the communist model of the English aircraft failed to imitate its performance. On a sunny day, the Yakovlev didn’t last twenty minutes in the air. On more appropriate weather, the Yakovlev could struggle up to 800 miles prior to having to make a shaky landing, and this was without being equipped with arms.
The Harrier Jump Jet
