Suppose Early flying machines include all forms of aircraft studied or constructed before the development of the modern aeroplane by 1910. The story of modern flight begins more than a century before the first successful manned aeroplane, and the earliest aircraft thousands of years before.
Can we infer that "The modern aeroplane is the earliest form of aircraft."? Yes, no, or maybe?
Suppose Early flying machines include all forms of aircraft studied or constructed before the development of the modern aeroplane by 1910. The story of modern flight begins more than a century before the first successful manned aeroplane, and the earliest aircraft thousands of years before. Can we infer that "The modern aeroplane is the earliest form of aircraft."? Yes, no, or maybe?