The machine was kept in the air for 59 seconds and traveled 852 feet.
First powered flight
The machine was kept in the air for 59 seconds and traveled 852 feet.
First powered flight
Orville Wright, telegram to his father, describing the first flight
1903
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"The machine is now quite stable in the air and can be controlled with ease."
Controversial"Success in inventing depends on the close observation of nature."
Controversial"I think it will be a long time yet before anyone will be flying at any great height or speed."
Shocking"I confess that in 1901 I said to my brother Orville that man would not fly for fifty years."
Strange & Unusual"The greatest danger in flying is the ground."
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