Quote#Wisdom
The ribs in the surfaces of the machine were broken, the motor…
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)
The ribs in the surfaces of the machine were broken, the motor injured and the chain guides badly bent, so that all possibility of further flights with it for that year were at an end.
— Orville Wright
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