The invention of the Wright Flyer allowed for faster and cheaper ways of moving around goods and supplies far distances. The invention of the airplane allowed for new companies to be created, providing over fifty million jobs worldwide. Globaly, aviation provides roughly $2.2 trillion of global GDP.
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