- Urban Expeditions
These 9 Airplanes Transformed Flight Over the Last Century
On the anniversary of the Wright brothers’ flight, see how flying has evolved since—and the otherworldly models that may be in our future.
This article is part of our Urban Expeditions series, an initiative made possible by a grant from United Technologies to the National Geographic Society.
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