"If its engine stops, it must fall with deathly violence, for it can neither glide like the aeroplane or float like the balloon. The helicopter is much easier to design than the aeroplane, but is worth…"

"We were not as a matter of fact in the habit of thinking of the future. We were too busy with the present."

"The age of the flying machine is coming; it is not here yet, but it is coming."

"The machine is under perfect control and can be turned in any direction at will."

"We are trying to arrange a demonstration in Europe."