I've touched upon the theme of technological innovation and advancement during difficult times and it bears repeating after several industry milestones were reached beginning late last year.rnOn Nov. 25, the day before Thanksgiving in the United States, we saw the first flight of the Gulfstream G650 ultra long-range business jet in Savannah, Ga. The solar-powered Solar Impulse HB-SIA prototype flew Dec. 3 at Dubendorf Airfield in Switzerland. Shades of the Wright brothers at Kill Devil Hills, the plane covered 350 meters at an altitude of one meter.
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