The airplane is a crazy idea, but I don’t care.
First powered flight
Details
Context
Early skepticism about their own invention
Date / Period
1900
Category
Strange & UnusualVerification
Unverifiable
Explanation
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Method
Cross Reference
Sources Checked
1 source
More from Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur)
"It is difficult to understand how anyone could have been so blind to the truth."
Shocking"It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill."
Strange & Unusual"We learn much by tribulation, and by adversity our hearts are made better."
Philosophical"It is our view that morally the world owes its almost universal use of our system of lateral control entirely to us. It is also our opinion that legally it owes it to us."
Shocking"The greatest danger in flying is the ground."
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