"We have been trying to solve the problem of aerial navigation, and we believe we have succeeded."

"In its campaign to discredit others in the flying art, the Smithsonian has issued scores of these false and misleading statements."

"The greatest value of our experiments has been their negative results."

"The course of the experiment was not exactly according to program. The machine started to make a series of dives and dashes in various directions. It was a rather wild ride."

"The only difference between us and others is that we have made a more thorough study of the problem."