Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur):

The machine itself was nothing; the method was everything.

— Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur) Modern

First powered flight

Wilbur Wright, in a letter to Octave Chanute

1901

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"We have been making flights at an altitude of about 50 feet."

"The airplane has forced us into a new relationship with each other."

"The fact that the machine has not failed in any material part is a source of great satisfaction."

"The only difference between us and others is that we have made a more thorough study of the problem."

"We have been making flights of over an hour in length."

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