"When one comes to increase the size of the craft, the possibility rapidly fades away. This is because of the difficulties of carrying sufficient fuel. It will readily be seen, therefore, why the Atlan…"

"For some years I have been afflicted with the belief that flight is possible to man. My disease has progressed to an incurable stage."

"It is not the man who has done the most, but the man who has done the best, who is most deserving of praise."

"The aeroplane is not an invention, but a discovery."

"We have not been able to do much with the machine on account of the bad weather."