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

"The machine had scarcely cleared the ground when it began to turn up, and the next instant it darted into the ground."

"We have been making daily flights, and the machine is working perfectly."

"Instead of falling to the floor, as we expected, it flew across the room till it struck the ceiling, where it fluttered awhile, and finally sank to the floor."

"No flights of any kind were made except those of our own machine, which, strange to say, did not become a public amusement."