We were lucky enough to grow up in an environment where there was always much encouragement to children to pursue intellectual interests to investigate what ever aroused curiosity.
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We decided to place the motor to one side of the man, so that in case of a plunge head first, the motor could not fall upon him.Orville Wright
The airplane stays up because it doesn't have the time to fall.
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When the motor was completed and tested, we found that it would develop 16 horse power for a few seconds, but that the power rapidly dropped till, at the end of a minute, it was only 12 horse power.
Orville Wright
With twelve horse power at our command, we considered that we could permit the weight of the machine with operator to rise to 750 or 800 pounds, and still have as much surplus power as we had originally allowed for in the first estimate of 550 pounds.
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If birds can glide for long periods of time, then why cant I
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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.
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