Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur) — "I confess that in 1901 I said to my brother Orville that man would not fly for 5…"

I confess that in 1901 I said to my brother Orville that man would not fly for 50 years. Ever since I have distrusted myself and every time I think that a particular thing will not be done, I recall that it is probably a wrong conclusion.
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Wilbur Wright, 'Some Aeronautical Experiments'

Date: 1902

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