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Telegram, Orville Wright to Bishop Milton Wright, announcing the first successful powered flight
萊特兄弟於19031217日寄給他們父親的電報

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威布爾‧萊特 (Wilbur Wright) 與歐爾威爾‧萊特 (Orville Wright) 的第一次飛行
1903
1217

歐爾維爾進行第一次飛行,不過只維持了12秒。不過就在那天的最後一次飛行時,威布爾飛了57秒之久。兄弟兩人都幸運的活了下來,那天是1903年的1217日。他們在那天也率先成為完全掌控這架比空氣還重的機器而持續飛行的人。你知道這對兄弟在成功之後做了什麼嗎? 

歐爾威爾和威布爾兄弟兩人走了四英里的路程到達吉特赫克小鎮 (Kitty Hawk) ,記了一封電報給他們的父親,告知:「星期四早上四次成功飛行,風速21英里,從引擎動力階段開始,平均時速31英里,最久飛行57秒,請通知媒體,我們聖誕節會回家。」 

世界也將因此而永遠改變了。


Orville piloted the first flight, which lasted just 12 seconds. On the fourth and final flight of the day, Wilbur flew for 57 seconds. Both brothers survived that morning, December 17, 1903. That day they became the first people to demonstrate sustained flight of a heavier-than-air machine under the complete control of the pilot. What did the brothers do after their exciting success?

Orville and Wilbur Wright walked four miles to Kitty Hawk and sent a telegram to their father: "Success four flights Thursday morning all against twenty one mile wind started from level with engine power alone average speed through air thirty one miles longest 57 seconds inform Press home Christmas."

The world was about to change forever.

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