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Orville Wright

American Inventor

Born: Aug 19, 1871

Died: Jan 30, 1948

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If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance. Orville Wright

Hope Assumption Would Would-Be Advance True Accepted Little Worked Really

No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris. Orville Wright

Fly Will Machine Flying Paris New York New York Ever

When the motor was completed and tested, we found that it would develop 16 horse power for a few seconds, but that the power rapidly dropped till, at the end of a minute, it was only 12 horse power. Orville Wright

Power Few Seconds Completed Rapidly Would Minute Only Horse Develop Dropped Till Tested Motor End Found

With twelve horse power at our command, we considered that we could permit the weight of the machine with operator to rise to 750 or 800 pounds, and still have as much surplus power as we had originally allowed for in the first estimate of 550 pounds. Orville Wright

In our gliding experiments we had had a number of experiences in which we had landed upon one wing, but the crushing of the wing had absorbed the shock, so that we were not uneasy about the motor in case of a landing of that kind. Orville Wright

Our Kind About Case Wing Had Absorb Gliding Crushing Were Motor Uneasy Shock Experiences Experiments Which Landed Landing Number

The course of the flight up and down was exceedingly erratic, partly due to the irregularity of the air, and partly to lack of experience in handling this machine. The control of the front rudder was difficult on account of its being balanced too near the center. Orville Wright

Experience Control Down Difficult Too Rudder Air Machine Exceedingly Balanced Partly Course Due Erratic Up Up And Down Account Handling Front Lack Being Center Flight Near

We were then satisfied that, with proper lubrication and better adjustments, a little more power could be expected. The completion of the motor according to drawing was, therefore, proceeded with at once. Orville Wright

Better Power Satisfied Once Completion Drawing Adjustment Proper More More Power Could Were Motor According Expected Little Then Therefore

The ability to do this so quickly was largely due to the enthusiastic and efficient services of Mr. C.E. Taylor, who did all the machine work in our shop for the first as well as the succeeding experimental machines. Orville Wright

Work First Our Machine Machines Ability Enthusiastic Well Due Quickly Efficient Did Shop Experimental Succeeding Taylor Who Largely Services

When the machine had been fastened with a wire to the track, so that it could not start until released by the operator, and the motor had been run to make sure that it was in condition, we tossed a coin to decide who should have the first trial. Wilbur won. Orville Wright

First Trial Machine Released Run Tossed Could Wire Had Until Make Track Sure Operator Been Condition Motor Won Decide Should Who Fastened Start Coin

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