#flights

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. ↗

— Orville Wright

#already #been #even #first #flight

I can't remember much about the early flights, except that it was ages before we got into First Class. ↗

— Phil Collins

#ages #before #class #early #except

We have lost one shuttle for every 57 flights and that is not a good ratio. I do believe we need to continue space flights, but maybe we can follow the example of the Russians and use unmanned vehicles to transport hardware into space. ↗

— Lincoln Davis

#continue #every #example #flights #follow

I am one of those unhappy persons who inspire bores to the greatest flights of art. ↗

— Edith Sitwell

#art #bores #flights #greatest #i