The Wright Brothers

Engineering American 1867 – 1948 377 quotes

Built and flew first successful airplane

Quotes by The Wright Brothers

We have been working hard and have made good progress.

Letter to Katharine Wright 1903

The wind was blowing a gale, but we managed to get a few short flights.

Diary entry, Orville Wright 1903

The machine behaved beautifully.

Diary entry, Orville Wright 1903

We are confident that we can make longer flights.

Letter to Milton Wright 1903

The problem of human flight is solved at last.

Telegram to Milton Wright 1903

We have been very busy since our return.

Letter to Octave Chanute 1904

The public is very much interested in our work.

Letter to Octave Chanute 1904

We are planning to make further experiments this summer.

Letter to Octave Chanute 1904

The machine is now in good working order.

Letter to Octave Chanute 1905

We have made several long flights.

Letter to Octave Chanute 1905

The machine is perfectly controllable.

Letter to Octave Chanute 1905

We are now ready to demonstrate our machine to the world.

Letter to the Aero Club of America 1908

The flights in France have been a great success.

Letter to Katharine Wright 1908

The enthusiasm of the French people is unbounded.

Letter to Katharine Wright 1908

We are very proud of what we have accomplished.

Letter to Katharine Wright 1908

The future of aviation is very bright.

Interview 1909

We have opened up a new era in human history.

Interview 1909

The airplane will revolutionize travel and commerce.

Interview 1909

We have always worked together as a team.

Unknown

Our greatest strength has been our ability to learn from our mistakes.

Unknown