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This book explores the future of aviation. It was developed by students in a class titled "The History of Aviation 1800-2200" offered in 2016 through the Honors College at Oregon State University. The course reviewed the historyof atmospheric flight and, in parallel worked with the students to generate a vision of the future, specifically at a time when their grandchildren become aware of objects in the sky - about 2050.The students make predictions about the future of drones,autonomous flight, supersonic passenger flight, the use of new materials and other topics driving the evolution of aviation in the twenty first century.