Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur):

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

— Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur) Modern

First powered flight

Orville Wright, describing a failed test

1903

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