Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur):

We have at last succeeded in making a machine that will fly.

— Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur) Modern

First powered flight

Orville Wright, in a telegram to his father after the first flight

1903

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"We have had considerable difficulty in getting the engine to work properly."

"The desire for flight is the expression of a deep-seated human instinct."

"We kept at it, and we kept on learning."

"Success comes from being prepared for opportunities."

"The fact that the machine did not fall apart at the first gust of wind was a great encouragement."

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