Upward angled airplane wings automatically stabilize flight

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If you look closely at a passenger jet from the front, the wings point slightly upward in a shallow V shape. This dihedral angle ensures that if the plane accidentally rolls, the lower wing naturally generates more lift and gently rights the aircraft.

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Tony Jannus piloted the world's very first scheduled commercial airline flight in 1914, transporting a single paying passenger across Tampa Bay in a trip that lasted a mere twenty-three minutes.

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