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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

#case #crushing #experiences #experiments #gliding

I used to paint landscapes without any people in them but now I paint people who happen to be in a particular place. They might be outside a pub, or on a beach or in a studio. They might have clothes on or they might not. ↗

— Peter Wright

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Painting is seen as picture making, the making of an art object, something that can stand on its own. ↗

— Peter Wright

#making #object #own #painting #picture

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

— Orville Wright

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

— Orville Wright

#design #had #just #motor #power

One of the Life Saving men snapped the camera for us, taking a picture just as the machine had reached the end of the track and had risen to a height of about two feet. ↗

— Orville Wright

#camera #end #feet #had #height

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

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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

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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. ↗

— Orville Wright

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

— Orville Wright

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