| When the Wright Brothers succeeded in
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| | Atlantic Ocean flying "solo" from New
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| flying their 'heavier than air' machine
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| | York to Paris in the thirties, in his
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| at Kitty Hawk way back in 1903, everyone
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| | single engined airplane christened SPIRIT
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| thought it was just a toy. However,
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| | OF ST.LOUIS. Soon the World War began and
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| within a decade there were hundreds of
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| | that was the time when massive
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| such machines flying and soon it became a
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| | development took place in the field of
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| common sight to see flying machines
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| | aviation. Germans were improving their
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| dotting the skies; and they were covering
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| | aircrafts by the day competing with USA
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| longer distances.
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| | and England.
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| Still, flying was only a hobby and some
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| | The British fighter aircrafts "Spitfires"
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| people who were passionate about flying
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| | and the German "Messer schmits" are
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| either purchased or built and virtually
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| | legends even to this day.
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| lived in their own aircrafts. The only
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| | Larger aircrafts were built to carry more
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| way they could make a living was by
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| | people and more cargo. Mail that was
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| flying their airplanes, so they started
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| | ferried by road and rail was sent by air,
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| giving "joy rides" to interested people
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| | bringing forth the now popular "air mail"
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| to earn enough to maintain their machines
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| | service. Some businessmen and
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| and a square meal a day. When there were
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| | Industrialists started calling those
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| no takers for joy rides, they would
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| | barnstormers asking for a lift to some
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| demonstrate their aerobatic skills like
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| | place as they found it was faster than
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| flying the "loop" or flying upside down
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| | going by train or car, and it gave them
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| and a variety of other stunts, near
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| | that extra prestige.
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| village fairs. These pioneers were known
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| | Thus, the advent of 'air taxis' was born.
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| as "barnstormers ".
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| | Slowly but surely, the world realized
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| There were no airports as such, and these
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| | that airplanes were not toys, and that
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| barnstormers flew "by the seat of their
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| | they would revolutionize the way people
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| pants"(meaning there were no navigational
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| | traveled. The world became smaller, and
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| equipments those days, so the aircrafts
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| | aviation was taken up seriously resulting
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| were piloted much the same way as one
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| | in development of larger Airliners,
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| would drive a car by looking around and
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| | invention of the Jet engine, breaking of
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| fixing landmarks) taking off and landing
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| | the "sound barrier" (traveling faster
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| in open fields wherever they wanted to
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| | than sound), and even space travel, all
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| stop over.
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| | within a century after the first ever
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| The possibilities were really seen only
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| | heavier than air machine flew!
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| when Charles Lindbergh crossed the
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