Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur):

It was impossible to convince the people generally that we were not a pair of lunatics.

— Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur) Modern

First powered flight

Wilbur Wright, in a letter to Octave Chanute

1900

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"We were very much surprised at the ease with which the machine was controlled."

"We have at last succeeded in making a machine that will fly."

"Success comes from being prepared for opportunities."

"We did not have a university education, but we had a good deal of common sense."

"It is a pleasure to be able to inform you that the machine has been a success."

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