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I mean, did you check that? Wright brothers:[0] 1903 "They made the first controlled, sustained flight of an engine-powered, heavier-than-air aircraft with th
by _carbyau_ 1y ago
I mean, did you check that?
Wright brothers:[0] 1903
"They made the first controlled, sustained flight of an engine-powered, heavier-than-air aircraft with the Wright Flyer on December 17, 1903"
737-100 :[1] 1967
"the initial 737-100 made its first flight in April 1967"
1967 - 1903 = 64
2025 - 1967 = 58
So in three years your statement will be true. As of now, it is false - unless you count the start of 737 development time I guess?
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_brothers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_brothers
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737
PS: This is also "backed up by Gemini" with the google search phrase "is first 737 flight closer to first wright brother flight than now?" .... but I'd rather do the math.
- _carbyau_ 1y agoHuh. I'm an idiot. For some reason I figured that in three years time the "time between wright brother first flight and 737 flight" would vary by 3 years. But no. That is a constant. So to revise my statement, in six years your statement will be true.... My apologies.