Then another 25 years from the 262 do the 737, then twice as many years from the 737 to the 737 MAX. I always think of aviation when someone tries to extrapolate technology.
(PS: imagine the bold branding experiment if they had called it "50 years anniversary edition" instead of "MAX")
Reminds me of the B-52, which first flew less than 50 years after the Wright Flyer, but will have been flying for about a hundred years by the time it is retired. Feels like we haven't really fundamentally changed aviation technology since the early days, just incremental improvements in materials.
Even supersonic flight was common by the 1950's. The obvious breakthroughs from here, like hypersonic flight, have been achievable but expensive and not worth it since the 1970's or so.
(PS: imagine the bold branding experiment if they had called it "50 years anniversary edition" instead of "MAX")