Orville wrote to their friend George Spratt with an update of their propeller research.
 

 "We had been unable to find anything of value in any of the works to which we had access, so that we worked out a theory of our own on the subject, and soon discovered, as we usually do, that all the propellers built heretofore are all wrong, and then built a pair of propellers . . . based on our theory, which are all right! (till we have a chance to test them down at Kitty Hawk and find out differently).
"Isn't it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many years just so that we could discover them!! Well, our propellers are so different from any that have been used before that they will have to either be a good deal better, or a good deal worse."

The brothers were extremely confident in their abilities and from that confidence grew a strong sense of optimism.

Optimism is knowing that the goal is reachable and continuing to look for the unique path that will get you there.

"The answer to any question 'pre-exists,'" said scientist Jonas Salk. "We need to ask the right question to reveal the answer."

Try something and then something else, until you get the result you want. The answer is there, somewhere. Never stop looking for it.

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