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The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who... looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space... on…

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I am an enthusiast, but not a crank in the sense that I have some pet theories as to the proper construction…
I confess that in 1901 I said to my brother Orville that man would not fly for fifty years.
We could hardly wait to get up in the morning.
The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who... looked enviously on the birds soaring freely…
Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by what they receive.
It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill.
The fact that the great scientist believed in flying machines was the one thing that encouraged us to begin our studies.
There is no sport equal to that which aviators enjoy while being carried through the air on great white wings.

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