No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.

Quote by Orville Wright

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The airplane stays up because it doesn't have the time to fall.

The airplane stays up because it doesn't have the time to fall.

We laid the track on a smooth stretch of ground about one hundred feet north...

We laid the track on a smooth stretch of ground about one hundred feet north...

We were then satisfied that, with proper lubrication and better adjustments, a little more power...

We were then satisfied that, with proper lubrication and better adjustments, a little more power...

With twelve horse power at our command, we considered that we could permit the weight...

With twelve horse power at our command, we considered that we could permit the weight...

When the motor was completed and tested, we found that it would develop 16 horse...

When the motor was completed and tested, we found that it would develop 16 horse...

Isn't it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many years just...

Isn't it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many years just...

We estimated that we could make one of four cylinders with 4 inch bore and...

We estimated that we could make one of four cylinders with 4 inch bore and...

The course of the flight up and down was exceedingly erratic, partly due to the...

The course of the flight up and down was exceedingly erratic, partly due to the...

The ability to do this so quickly was largely due to the enthusiastic and efficient...

The ability to do this so quickly was largely due to the enthusiastic and efficient...

In just six weeks from the time the design was started, we had the motor...

In just six weeks from the time the design was started, we had the motor...

We left Dayton, September 23, and arrived at our camp at Kill Devil Hill on...

We left Dayton, September 23, and arrived at our camp at Kill Devil Hill on...

No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.

No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.

When the machine had been fastened with a wire to the track, so that it...

When the machine had been fastened with a wire to the track, so that it...

A sudden dart when a little over a hundred feet from the end of the...

A sudden dart when a little over a hundred feet from the end of the...

If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really...

If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really...

In our gliding experiments we had had a number of experiences in which we had...

In our gliding experiments we had had a number of experiences in which we had...

If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really...

If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really...

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how...

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how...

Failure is defined by our reaction to it.

Failure is defined by our reaction to it.

I change myself, I change the world.

I change myself, I change the world.