Wilbur Wright,
Wilbur Wright letter (May 30, 1899…
(1899)
“ It is only a question of knowledge and skill just as in all acrobatic feats. Birds are the most perfectly trained gymnasts in the world and are specially well fitted for their work, and it may be that man will never equal them, but no one who has watched a bird chasing an insect or another bird can doubt that feats are performed which require three or four times the effort required in ordinary flight. ”
Wilbur Wright,
Wilbur Wright letter (May 30, 1899…
(1899)
“ I am an enthusiast, but not a crank in the sense that I have some pet theories as to the proper construction of a flying machine. I wish to avail myself of all that is already known and then if possible add my mite to help on the future workers who will attain final success. ”
Wilbur Wright,
Wilbur Wright letter (May 30, 1899…
(1899)
“ I have been interested in the problem of mechanical and human flight ever since as a boy I constructed a number of bats of various sizes after the style of Cayley's and Penaud's machines. My observations since have only convinced me more firmly that human flight is possible and practicable. ”
