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First powered flight
Details
Context
Wilbur Wright, in a letter to Octave Chanute, regarding their patent on flight control
Date / Period
1910
Category
ShockingVerification
Unverifiable
Explanation
Found in 1 providers: gemini
Method
Cross Reference
Sources Checked
1 source
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Humorous"The machine has been flown in all sorts of weather."
Controversial"The problem of flight was not one of power, but of control."
Humorous"The machine has been proven to be a success beyond our most sanguine hopes."
Shocking"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."
Humorous