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.

First powered flight

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Orville Wright, describing an early flight attempt

Date / Period

1903

Category

Humorous

Source

https://www.loc.gov/resource/mcc.00494/?sp=9

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