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Who was the first person to fly a jet aircraft?
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That would be the Wright brothers. They flew the first successful powered, heavier-than-air flight on December 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The Wright Flyer was a two-seat, single engine biplane with a wingspan of 39 feet and a length of 24 feet. It had a top speed of about 40 miles per hour and could stay in the air for about 12 minutes.