Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur) — "The flying machine which will really fly might be evolved by the combined and co…"

The flying machine which will really fly might be evolved by the combined and continuous efforts of mathematicians and mechanicians in from one million to ten million years — provided, of course, we can meanwhile eliminate such little drawbacks and embarrassments as the existing relation between weight and strength in inorganic materials. No doubt the problem has attractions for those it interests, but to the ordinary man it would seem as if effort might be employed more profitably.
Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur) — Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur) Modern · First powered flight

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Orville Wright, reflecting on the challenges of flight before their success

Date: Circa 1901

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