We hope that if anything happens to us it will not delay the program. Herb Kelleher, Southwest Airlines, USA Today, June 8, 1994 If the Wright brothers were alive today Wilber would have to fire Orville to reduce costs. I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things. If God had intended us to fly he would have made it easier to get to the airport. If black boxes survive air crashes - why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff? - George Carlin If at first you don't succeed, well, so much for skydiving. If an airplane is still in one piece, don't cheat on it ride the bastard down. I don't understand all I know about this thing.
Charles Rolls (co-founder Rolls-Royce), 1908 I do not think that a flight across the Atlantic will be made in our time, and in our time I include the youngest readers. I can't imagine a set of circumstances that would produce Chapter 11 for Eastern. Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895 Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible. Author Unknownįor those determined to fly, having no wings is just a little detail. If God had meant man to fly, He'd have given him more money. Author Unknownįorget all that stuff about lift, gravity, thrust and drag. First you do it for the love of it, then you do it for a few friends, and finally you do it for the money. Author Unknownįlying is like prostitution. Author Unknownįlying is a hard way to earn an easy living. Francis Gary Powers, CIA U-2 pilot, describing his first flight at age 14įlying is a great way of life for men who want to feel like boys, but not for those who still are. Simon Newcomb, US astronomer, 1903ĭad, I left my heart up there. Even with such a discovery, we could not expect one to do more than carry its owner. Published posthumously in 1914Ĭonstruction of an aerial vehicle which can carry even a single man.requires the discovery of some new metal or force. Turner, Flying: Some Practical Experiences. A distressing feature of these accidents is the evidence they afford of the unwillingness, or the inability, of many pilots to profit from the experiences and mistakes of others. Abbotīy far the greater number of aeroplane accidents are due to precisely the same circumstances that have caused previous accidents. Edward Rickenbacker (1890-1973) US war hero and airline executiveīelow 20, boys are too rash for flying above 25, they are too prudent. early 1930'sĪviation is proof that given, the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible. Lamplugh, British Aviation Insurance Group, London.
But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity or neglect. John Glenn, AstronaughtĪviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. Clark Woodward, US Navy, 1939Īs I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind: Every part of this rocket Seen on a General Dynamics bulletin boardĪs far as sinking a ship with a bomb is concerned, you just can't do it. Jon McBride, AstronautĪrguing with a pilot is like wrestling with a pig in the mud, after a while you begin to think the pig likes it. Goldwater, US SenatorĪ pilot who doesn't have any fear probably isn't flying his plane to its maximum. What it can do for the spirit of man is beyond description. Wilbur Wright, 1901Īny pilot can describe the mechanics of flying. Only a madman would propose taking greater risks than the great constructors of earlier times. The history of past investigation demonstrates that greater prudence is needed rather than greater skill. Winston Churchill (1874-1965) British Statesman, SoldierĪll who are practically concerned with aerial navigation agree that the safety of the operator is more important to successful experimentation than any other point. Octave Chanute, 1904Īir power can either paralyze the enemy's military action or compel him to devote to the defense of his bases and communications a share of his straitened resources far greater that what we need in the attack. But they are not to be thought of as commercial carriers. Marechal Ferdinand Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de GuerreĪirplanes will be used in sport. Stout, designer of the Ford Tri-MotorĪirplanes are interesting toys but of no military value. A commercial aircraft is a vehicle capable of supporting itself aerodynamically and economically at the same time.
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