Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur):

It is a pleasure to be able to inform you that the machine has been a success.

— Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur) Modern

First powered flight

Telegram from Orville Wright to his father, Bishop Milton Wright, announcing first flight

1903

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"We have been making flights at an altitude of about 50 feet."

"We had taken up the invention of the flying machine as a sport."

"We could hardly wait to get up in the morning."

"We are not content to walk upon the ground."

"We have not yet fully solved the problem of balance in high winds."

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