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" The machine has worked. It seems to me worth while for this government to try whether it will not work on a large enough scale to be of use in the event of war. "
Innovation and the Development of Flight - Page 21
edited by - 1999 - 335 pages
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Prologue: The Journal of the National Archives

Archives - 2003 - 342 pages
...!,an«ley'B flying naohlnt. The machine hu worked. It BoemB to em 'Berth while for this fiovornnint to try whether It will not, work on a large enough scale to bo of usn In appoint to officer* of nelentlfie attainment* and practical ability, who In conjunction...
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Race to the Sky: The Wright Brothers Versus the United States Government

Stephen B. Goddard - History - 2003 - 236 pages
...in somewhat tortured prose for so prolific a writer, he made his pitch: " It seems to me worth while for this Government to try whether it will not work...large enough scale to be of use in the event of war." Roosevelt asked Long to appoint a board of four officers with scientific backgrounds, to see if these...
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