“No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris…[because] no known motor can run at the requisite speed for four days without stopping.” -Orville Wright
One thing that I found interesting about this quote is the fact that it came in 1909, which was about 6 years after the Wright Brothers’ original flights, which were considered very successful at that time. I think Orville Wright said this because he falsely assumed that airplanes would never go faster than they did at that time. Of course, that was probably because he also assumed that engines would never become faster and more efficient, either. Orville also predicted that the airship will always be a special messenger, but never a load carrier. I thought Orville’s quote was quite
One thing that I found interesting about this quote is the fact that it came in 1909, which was about 6 years after the Wright Brothers’ original flights, which were considered very successful at that time. I think Orville Wright said this because he falsely assumed that airplanes would never go faster than they did at that time. Of course, that was probably because he also assumed that engines would never become faster and more efficient, either. Orville also predicted that the airship will always be a special messenger, but never a load carrier. I thought Orville’s quote was quite