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Orville Wright

American

August 19, 1871

Inventor

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The airplane stays up because it doesn't have the time to fall.

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We laid the track on a smooth stretch of ground about one hundred feet north of the new building.

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We estimated that we could make one of four cylinders with 4 inch bore and 4 inch stroke, weighing not over two hundred pounds, including all accessories.

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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.

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