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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No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.
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Orville Wright (19)
Birth: | 19th August, 1871 |
Death: | 30th January, 1948 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Painter |
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