in the sky

Today marks the anniversary of something that changed the lives of all the people who came after it. On December 16th 1910, the first thermojet powered aircraft was flown. Now that is a day to remember, at least for people like us who fly half way around the world in less than a day ...
I guess that would have sounded like science fiction to the people who lived in that era. You can read a short history about Henri Coanda who designed and flew the aircraft here. Make note, he visited Isfahan and Tehran back in the day ...
I guess these days have always been good for flying. It was December 17th 1903 that the Wright brothers flew the worlds first true airplane ... so maybe Chrismas is the right time to take a plane and go far from where you started off ...