What the Wright brothers did also made no economic sense in the context of cargo planes and airlines. Innovation is not just about making completely new things

What the Wright brothers did also made no economic sense in the context of cargo planes and airlines. Innovation is not just about making completely new things possible, it's also about improving the things you can do, making them cheaper: Making it so that you can do them in a way that does make economic sense. This is just the first step of several. The first step is worth doing, even if you won't cross the finish line while doing it.