"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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Not really. Just as there was only one #1 jet fighter in WWII, there
were only the two co-fathers of flight, Wilbur and Orville.


The British Meteor was tops overall for WWII; all the others either had
significant defects in terms of fabrication or functional utility which
tended to make themdeath-traps fpor their pilots (Me-262) or were too late
to participate (Vampire, P-80). At least two versions of the Meteor went
operational during the times, both of which were functional and mature
..

Well, yes, there were only two co-fathers of flight, and they were
brothers,
but their names were Joseph and Etienne, not Wilbur and Orville.


I've always been partial to Daedelus and Icarus, because other than wings
and prayers, they had no means of support or power, and by all accounts,
Daedelus made a successful escape.