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Author | : Kenneth M. Keisel |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 129 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0738593893 |
Hallowed skies blanket Dayton, Ohio, a city once known as the "Cradle of Aviation"--and with good reason. It was in Dayton that two brothers became the unlikely creators of the world's first airplane, but that is just the start of the story. Dayton Aviation: The Wright Brothers to McCook Field examines Dayton's civil and military aviation history from its start with the Wright Brothers to the founding of Wright and Patterson Fields in the 1930s, a period that saw the construction of the world's first airport, the Huffman Flying Prairie. Dayton was home to the first airplane factory and, later, the world's largest aircraft factory. The city introduced the world to crop dusting, landing lights, free-fall parachutes, pressurized cabins, night aerial photography, the first private-cabin plane, and the first strategic bomber. In downtown Dayton, office workers could look out windows and watch history unfold as pilots broke one world record after another in the skies over the city. Dayton was, and still is, the airplane capital of the world. These images, captured by the founding fathers of aviation, show that from 1904 through the 1930s, if it was happening in the air, it was happening in Dayton.
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Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Aeronautics |
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Author | : United States. National Park Service |
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Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park (Ohio) |
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Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2007 |
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Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands |
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Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources |
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Total Pages | : 8 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park (Ohio) |
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Author | : Timothy R. Gaffney |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781626193567 |
"Explore the history of the Wright brothers in Dayton, Ohio, and their famous flight factory"--
Author | : Timothy R. Gaffney |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2014-06-24 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 162584848X |
The Wright brothers are known around the world as the inventors of the airplane. But few people know Wilbur and Orville invented the airplane in Dayton, Ohio--their hometown--not in North Carolina, where they tested it. Efforts to preserve historic places in the Dayton region where the Wright brothers lived and worked are paying off. Today, you can stroll the Wright brothers' neighborhood, see the original 1905 Wright Flyer III and walk the prairie where they flew it. A project to restore the Wright brothers' factory--the first American factory built to produce airplanes--will complete the picture. In this book, author Timothy R. Gaffney uses historical research and today's aviation heritage sites to retell the story of the Wright brothers from a hometown perspective.
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources |
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Total Pages | : 6 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park (Ohio) |
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Author | : John Casey |
Publisher | : Amethyst Moon |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 2011-01-30 |
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ISBN | : 9781935354291 |
This is the true account of one of America's greatest aircraft producers, North American Aviation: its rise and its fall. It is the story of its only two CEOs: "Dutch" Kindelberger and Lee Atwood. One would oversee its rise, and the other would oversee its fall across the tumultuous backdrop of the Age of Flight. The real reason for the fall may never be known, but some of those involved share their viewpoints in this book.The story provides perspective on why things happened, shares anecdotes about the people and the airplanes, and what both did for aviation. Their achievements and what they represent in our imagination is the stuff of legend.We hope all of our readers-aviation buffs, historians, and future CEOs-gain an insight into the effort, rewards, and pitfalls that lie along the path to achieving great things.Warren E. Thompson. Military Aviation Historian, says of North American Aviation: The Rise and Fall of an Aerospace Giant, "John Casey was in upper management positions with North American Aviation from 1941 until he retired in 1968. His knowledge of the aviation manufacturing business during World War II and the early years of the Cold War with the Soviet Union is second to none. He has written several books, and this one is the best yet. His book could fit the profile of just about any aerospace giant that has disappeared over the past 40+ years. I highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in aviation."