Quote#Time
Wilbur started the fourth and last flight at just 12 o’clock. The…
Quote byOrville Wright · 1871–1948
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: How We Made the First Flight.
English (original)
Wilbur started the fourth and last flight at just 12 o’clock. The first few hundred feet were up and down as before, but by the time three hundred feet had been covered, the machine was under much better control.
— Orville Wright
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