A Santos-Dumont was the first inventor to design a fixed-wing machine that was
actually able to fly.
B There was intense competition in the early twentieth century to be the creator of
the first machine that could fly.
The early aircraft inventors borrowed ideas from designers around the world in the
development of their machines.
The machine invented by the Wright brothers solved the problems of flight that
had frustrated other early designers.
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Based on the information in paragraphs 1 through 3 of the story “from higher, steeper, faster,” the most reasonable inference the reader can make about early aviation pioneers is:
B There was intense competition in the early twentieth century to be the creator of the first machine that could fly.
This inference highlights the competitive nature of early aviation efforts, which is a common theme in the context of technological advancements and invention.
