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15th-16th century, Italy: Leonardo Da Vinci’s Flying Machine 15th-16th century, Italy: Leonardo Da Vinci’s Flying Machine 1804&1848, Great Britain: George Cayley’s Glider & Governable Parachute 1890-1897, France: Clément Ader’s Eole and Avion 3 1895, Germany: Otto Lilienthal’s Glider 1895, Germany: Otto Lilienthal’s Glider 1903, USA: Wright Brothers’ Flyer 1903, USA: Wright Brothers’ Flyer 1909, France: Blériot XI 1909, France: Blériot XI 1917, Great Britain: Sopwith Camel 1917, Great Britain: Sopwith Camel 1927, USA: Ryan NYP “Spirit of St. Louis” 1927, USA: Ryan NYP “Spirit of St. Louis” 1935, USA: Douglas DC-3 1935, USA: Douglas DC-3 1936, Great Britain: Supermarine Spitfire 1936, Great Britain: Supermarine Spitfire 1937, Great Britain: Frank Whittle’s Power Jets W.1 1939, Germany: Heinkel He-178 1941, Germany: Messerschmitt Me-262 1941, Germany: Messerschmitt Me-262 1946, USA: Northrop XB-35 1946, USA: Northrop XB-35 1947, USA: Bell X-1 1947, USA: Bell X-1 1948, USSR: Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG-15 1948, USSR: Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG-15 1949, Great Britain: De Havilland Comet 1949, Great Britain: De Havilland Comet 1950, USA: Boeing B-47 1950, USA: Boeing B-47 1952, USA: Bell X-5 1952, USA: Bell X-5 1953, USA: X-1A, D-558-1, XF-92A, X-5, D-558-II, X-4, & X-3 1955, France: Sud Aviation Caravelle 1955, France: Sud Aviation Caravelle 1957 (1954), USA: Boeing 707 (367-80) 1957 (1954), USA: Boeing 707 (367-80) 1958, USA: McDonnell-Douglas F-4 1958, USA: McDonnell-Douglas F-4 1959, USA: North American X-15 1959, USA: North American X-15 1961, USA: Lockheed SR-71 1961, USA: Lockheed SR-71 1964, USA: North American XB-70 1964, USA: North American XB-70 1967 (1960), Great Britain: Hawker Siddeley Harrier (P.1127) 1967 (1960), Great Britain: Hawker Siddeley Harrier (P.1127) 1969, USA: Boeing 747 1969, USA: Boeing 747 1969, Great Britain/France: BAC/Aérospatiale Concorde 1969, Great Britain/France: BAC/Aérospatiale Concorde 1970, USA: Grumman F-14 1970, USA: Grumman F-14 1974, USA: General DynamicsF-16 1974, USA: General DynamicsF-16 1977, USSR: Sukhoi Su-27 1977, USSR: Sukhoi Su-27 1981, USA: Lockheed F-117 1981, USA: Lockheed F-117 1984, USA: Grumman X-29 1984, USA: Grumman X-29 1989, USA: Northrop B-2 1989, USA: Northrop B-2 1990, USA: Lockheed/ Boeing F-22 1990, USA: Lockheed/Boeing F-22 1998, USA: Boeing X-36 1998, USA: Boeing X-36 2000, USA: Lockheed Martin F-35 (X-35) 2000, USA: Lockheed Martin F-35 (X-35) 2008, Europe: Airbus A380 2008, Europe: Airbus A380 2007, USA: Boeing Sonic Cruiser? 200…: Blended Wing Body BWB? 200…: Blended Wing Body BWB? BWB flying scale model BWB interior layout BWB interior layout BWB compared to Boeing 747 .

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