Dec 6, 2012 | root_ks8kzico

Countdown to 2013: December 6

Airplane - First powered flight was in 1903 by the Wright brothers - Design and safety testing can take up to 12 years per plane - Heaviest ever aircraft weighed more than 640 tons - Approximately 10 million flights per year in the United States alone We're counting down to the new year with a new felt ornament each day. Stay tuned for more!

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A few small buildings sit on a misty lake shoreline with mountains of Torres del Paine formation in the background, in early morning light
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