Wilbur Wright
American inventor who, with his brother Orville, achieved the first powered, controlled flight in 1903.
Quotes by Wilbur Wright
The machine is a wonderful thing, but it is not a plaything for adults.
The problem of flight is one of the most important problems that has ever been presented to the human mind.
We have been trying to solve the problem of human flight by the use of experiments.
The machine is a success, but the propeller is a failure.
The machine is a wonderful thing, but it is not a toy for the rich.
The problem of flight is one of the most difficult problems that has ever been presented to the human race.
We have been trying to solve the problem of human flight by the use of observation.
The machine is a success, but the wings are a failure.
The machine is a wonderful thing, but it is not a plaything for the poor.
The problem of flight is one of the most interesting problems that has ever been presented to the human race.
Success. Four flights Thursday morning. All against twenty-one mile wind. Started from Level with engine power alone. Average speed through air thirty one miles. Longest 59 seconds. Inform Press. Home Christmas.
If we worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true really is true, there would be little hope of advance.
The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their grueling travels, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space, at full speed, above all dangers, every hindrance and free from every necessity.
It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill.
No bird soars in a calm.
The fact that the great scientist believed in flying machines was the one thing that encouraged us to begin our studies.
We were in the attitude of mind which accepts a new idea simply because it seems desirable, without stopping to inquire whether it is possible or not.
The greater the square of the speed, the greater the power required to overcome air resistance.
In flying, the question is not whether the machine will support itself, but whether it can be controlled.
Our enemies are those who would hinder progress by clinging to old methods.