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The government had funded a program to produce flight, a program that was directed by [[Smithsonian]] director Samuel Langley. Langley's flight, the Aerodrome, crashed twice in early 1903. Langley nonetheless claimed that he had built the first aircraft capable of flight, which triggered a feud between Langley and the Wright Brothers. The Wright Brothers did not widely publicize their success for the first few years out of concern that their aircraft designs were being taken.
The government had funded a program to produce flight, a program that was directed by [[Smithsonian]] director Samuel Langley. Langley's flight, the Aerodrome, crashed twice in early 1903. Langley nonetheless claimed that he had built the first aircraft capable of flight, which triggered a feud between Langley and the Wright Brothers. The Wright Brothers did not widely publicize their success for the first few years out of concern that their aircraft designs were being taken.
== Quote ==
"Part of being [[Limiting beliefs|limitless]] is learning to let go of the fear of criticism from other people. History is littered with examples of those who overcame the negative opinions of the people around them. The Wright brothers accomplished their incredible feat of making a machine fly through the air - and initially received virtually no acclaim for it. When they returned home from their inaugural flight on December 17, 1903, they were not met with brass bands and cigars and streamers. They were met with [[doubt]]... According to Kelly, noted scientists of the time had already explained why man could not fly so no newspaper reporter was willing to report on the story for fear of being humiliated." - James Kwik, Limitless, Hay House Incorporated. April 7, 2020, pages 101-102
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