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AT FIRST GLANCE, private jets and military aircraft couldn’t seem further apart. But in the grey area between coddling luxury and missionbased efficiency, there’s a rich history of innovation exchange that has helped both categories stay on the bleeding edge of aviation.
The trend started in 1909, when the US Army Signal Corps bought a Wright Military Flyer from the Wright brothers for US$30,000, and has