Scale of Advancement ...

• The Wright’s Flyer 1 flew so slowly that the brother who wasn’t piloting ran along side … a ground speed of 10 mph

• NASA says the SR-71 Blackbird, a reconnaissance aircraft, flies at least 2200 mph

The Blackbird is faster than Flyer 1 by a

factor-of-220 times or so ...

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