Q fr @GlennBurnsWSB General Yeager, was there one particular aircraft in your opinion, that really changed the course of aviation history? A: Is this a trick question?
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The X-1 was the first piloted vehicle of the space age.... In a timeline.. these flights; The Wright Brothers, Lindbergh, and Chuck flying the X-1.
Fr Mrs. Y: Lindbergh does not belong in there. He did nothing to advance technology or aviation. He did a publicity stunt.
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Really should include the X-15 and the SR-71. But neither of those 2 would have existed without the X-1.
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Hello Mrs Y .. I agree.. I'm from the place that Lindbergh took off for Paris.. Perhaps my bias.. the time-line was my opinion.. When I think of it, If the Wrights didn't fly, others would have (or did), Lindbergh, someone beat his record two weeks later..
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The Wright made Smithsonian promise that if they ever declared someone else to be the first to fly powered airplane, must return that famous Wright plane. Even with the records & awards, Chuck has still not gotten his due recognition for what he did for USA. BEST PILOT EVER!!
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Lindberg became the biggest megastar on the planet at the time. I would posit that while he did not advance technology he did greatly advance aviation awareness
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