"The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their dim terrestrial captivity, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space…"

"The greatest thing in either of our lives has been the privilege of working together."

"The machine is a triumph of human ingenuity."

"Instead of falling to the floor, as we expected, it flew across the room till it struck the ceiling, where it fluttered awhile, and finally sank to the floor."

"The machine was kept in the air for 59 seconds and traveled 852 feet."