Isn't it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many years just so we could discover them!

Isn't it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many years just so we could discover them!

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.

With all the knowledge and skill acquired in thousands of flights in the last ten years, I would hardly think today of making my first flight on a strange machine in a twenty-seven mile wind, even if I knew that the machine had already been flown and was safe.

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.

In just six weeks from the time the design was started, we had the motor on the block testing its power.