Complex sentence: The first reported bird strike was by Orville Wright in 1905; according to the Wright Brothers' diaries Orville... flew 4,751 meters in 4 minutes 45 seconds, four complete circles.
Split into simpler sentences: The first reported bird strike was by Orville Wright in 1905. According to the Wright Brothers' diaries, Orville... flew 4,751 meters in 4 minutes 45 seconds, four complete circles.